Proposal to Sequence the First Reptilian Genome: the Green Anole Lizard, Anolis carolinensis
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Jonathan Losos, Washington University Ed Braun, University of Florida Dan Brown, University of Florida Sandy Clifton, Washington University Scott Edwards, Harvard University Jeremy Gibson-Brown, Washington University Travis Glenn, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Lou Guillette, University of Florida Dorrie Main, Clemson University Pat Minx, Washington University William Modi, NIH/NCI Michael Pfrender, Utah State University David Pollock, Louisiana State University David Ray, Louisiana State University Andrew Shedlock, Harvard University Wes Warren, Washington University
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