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Study examines genetic gems in Galápagos giant tortoise genomes — ScienceDaily

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Galápagos giant tortoises can weigh well over 300 pounds and often live over 100 years. So what’s the secret to their evolutionary success?

A new study concludes that compared with other turtles, these animals evolved to have extra copies of genes — called duplications — that may protect…



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