Confirmation of the first intronic sequence in the bivalvian mitochondrial genome of Macoma balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0275
Abstract: In 2020, the first male-type mitochondrial genome from the clam Macoma balthica was published. Apart from the unusual doubly uniparental inheritance of mtDNA, scientists observed a unique (over 4k bp long) extension in the middle… read more here.
Keywords: cox2 gene; intronic sequence; macoma balthica; gene ... See more keywords
Horizontal transmission of disseminated neoplasia in the widespread clam Macoma balthica from the Southern Baltic Sea.
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16464
Abstract: Disseminated neoplasia (DN) is one of the most challenging and unrecognised diseases occurring in aquatic fauna. It has been diagnosed in four bivalve species from the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic Sea) with the highest… read more here.
Keywords: balthica; southern baltic; baltic sea; disseminated neoplasia ... See more keywords