Aquatic, tailed amphibians called newts have large genomes harboring many repeat elements. How these elements shape the genome and relate to newts’ unique regeneration ability remains unknown. In new research, scientists from Karolinska Institute and elsewhere produced a chromosome-scale genomic sequence for the Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl).
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