The 24 chromosomes of the complete medaka genome (IMAGE)

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The 24 chromosomes of the complete medaka genome

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Previously unresolved regions, such as centromeres and Teratorn transposons, are shown in color. In medaka, chromosome 1 is the sex chromosome. The gray plot below each chromosome shows the read depth for each region. Mb stands for one million base pairs.

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Yoshihiko Suzuki, ROIS

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