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Shy species detected through new DNA technique

The Blind Cave Eel is the largest of three cavefish species known from Australia, growing up to 40cm long.

New species-specific tests that can detect endangered and hard-to-find aquatic animals through the DNA they shed in the water has been created by researchers at the University of Adelaide and Curtin University.

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New technique delivers complete DNA sequences of chromosomes inherited from mother and father

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An international team of scientists led by the University of Adelaide’s Davies Research Centre has shown that it is possible to disentangle the DNA sequences of the chromosomes inherited from the mother and the father, to create true diploid genomes from a single individual.

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