Tuatara (IMAGE)

University of Adelaide

Tuatara

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Scientists from the University of Adelaide and South Australian Museum have collaborated with Otago University, New Zealand and a global team to sequence the genome of the tuatara - a rare reptile whose ancestors once roamed the earth with dinosaurs.

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photo by Nicola Nelson

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