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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Echidna Genome Sheds Light on Complex Sex Chromosome EvolutionIn male echidna there are nine sex chromosomes while platypus has an even ten. The male echidna has five X chromosomes, but only four Y chromosomes; whereas, the male platypus has five X and five Y).
Scientists captured images of an elusive echidna named after the British biologist Sir David Attenborough for the first time in over 60 years. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last recorded ...
The fourth is the short-beaked echidna, widespread in Australia yet still difficult to spot. Discover more about these spiky, gentle beings. 1. Echidnas are monotremes - mammals that lay eggs. They ...
In the early 1980s, a massive drought known as the "Great Dry" swept through eastern Australia. Massy's traditional farming practices had allowed his sheep to intensely graze the landscape, stripping ...
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