Genome of Tick (<i>Ixodes scapularis</i>) Sequenced (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Genome of Tick (<i>Ixodes scapularis</i>) Sequenced

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Researchers sequence the genome of the Lyme-disease-causing tick and find lots of duplicative elements.

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Anirudh Dhammi, NC State University

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