Timeline, whole genome duplications (IMAGE)

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Timeline, whole genome duplications

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Timeline showing the approximate dates of the two whole genome duplication (WGD) events that led to the evolution of more specialised brains in vertebrate species. Credit: Shuai Zhang, Xiamen University; Yuanzhen Zhu, University of Oxford.

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Shuai Zhang, Xiamen University; Yuanzhen Zhu, University of Oxford.

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