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Echidna genome study unravels the events leading to multiple sex chromosomes
In male echidna there are nine sex chromosomes while platypus has an even 10. The male echidna has five X chromosomes, but only four Y chromosomes, whereas the male platypus has five X and five Y).
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The platypus puzzle
The platypus was ultimately placed into a new order called Monotremata, alongside the four living species of echidna. Monotremes are, notably, egg-laying mammals that produce milk for their young. The ...
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Researchers rediscovered a spiky, beaked echidna named after Sir David Attenborough that hasn't been seen for 60 years and was thought to be extinct
Echidnas are one of only five remaining monotreme species in the world. This group also includes the platypus. The spiny critters are notoriously difficult to find since they're nocturnal and tend ...
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Have your weekly dose of cuteness with a side of venom, courtesy of the platypus
Friends of Blizzard Watch, we somehow have another long week ahead of us, and we could all use some cuteness to sustain us.