Camelids Have Particularly Tangled Genetic Backgrounds (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Camelids Have Particularly Tangled Genetic Backgrounds

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So confused is the genetic history of llamas that some are in fact chimeras; they have cells in their bodies from two distinct maternal lineages.

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J Capriles

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