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Phylogenetic summary of protein families

This page provides a summary of the Ensembl phylogenetic analysis of protein families. The following views are available:

Overall Summary

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Internal nodes (ancestral taxa) Node types Speciations Duplications Dubious nodes
Leaves (extant species) Gene tree coverage Genes in multi-species trees Genes in single-species trees Orphaned genes
Gene QC Validated genes Short genes Long genes Split genes
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Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
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Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
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Pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
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Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
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Olive baboon (Papio anubis)
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Sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys)
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Vervet-AGM (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
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Black snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti)
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Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
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Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
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Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
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Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
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Human (Homo sapiens)
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Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
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Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)
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Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis)
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Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator)
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White-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
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Ma's night monkey (Aotus nancymaae)
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Tarsier (Carlito syrichta)
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Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
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Greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus)
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Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
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Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii)
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Mouse (Mus musculus reference (CL57BL6) strain)
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Ryukyu mouse (Mus caroli strain CAROLI_EIJ)
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Steppe mouse (Mus spicilegus)
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Western wild mouse (Mus spretus reference strain)
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Shrew mouse (Mus pahari strain PAHARI_EIJ)
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Norway rat - BN/NHsdMcwi (Rattus norvegicus reference strain)
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Chinese hamster PICR (Cricetulus griseus strain 17A/GY)
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Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
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Northern American deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii)
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Prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
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Upper Galilee mountains blind mole rat (Nannospalax galili)
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Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
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Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota marmota)
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Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii)
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Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)
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Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
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Degu (Octodon degus)
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Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)
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Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
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Naked mole-rat female (Heterocephalus glaber reference strain)
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Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)
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Pika (Ochotona princeps)
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Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
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Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri)
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Cattle (Bos taurus reference breed)
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Domestic yak (Bos grunniens)
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Hybrid - Bos Indicus (Bos indicus x Bos taurus)
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Wild yak (Bos mutus)
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American bison (Bison bison bison)
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Goat (Capra hircus reference breed)
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Sheep (Ovis aries reference breed)
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Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
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Yarkand deer (Cervus hanglu yarkandensis)
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Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
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Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
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Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
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Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
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Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
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Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
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Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
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Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius)
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Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
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Pig (Sus scrofa reference breed)
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American black bear (Ursus americanus)
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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
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Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca reference isolate)
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Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)
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Dog (Canis lupus familiaris reference breed)
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Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
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American mink (Neogale vison)
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Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
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Leopard (Panthera pardus)
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Lion (Panthera leo)
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Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
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Domestic cat (Felis catus reference breed)
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-
Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
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Megabat (Pteropus vampyrus)
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Microbat (Myotis lucifugus)
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Donkey (Equus asinus reference breed)
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Horse (Equus caballus breed thoroughbred)
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Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
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Shrew (Sorex araneus)
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Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
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Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
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Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
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Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
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Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
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Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
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-
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
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Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
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Opossum (Monodelphis domestica)
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Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
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Common canary (Serinus canaria)
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Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
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Collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
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Great Tit (Parus major)
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Medium ground-finch (Geospiza fortis)
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Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)
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Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos)
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Chicken (Gallus gallus reference breed)
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Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
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Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo reference strain)
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Duck (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos)
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Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
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African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
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Australian saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
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Abingdon island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdonii)
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Goodes thornscrub tortoise (Gopherus evgoodei)
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Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
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Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis)
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Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)
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Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
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Mainland tiger snake (Notechis scutatus)
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Blue-ringed sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata)
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Indian cobra (Naja naja)
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Green anole (Anolis carolinensis reference strain)
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Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae)
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Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)
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Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
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Leishan spiny toad (Leptobrachium leishanense)
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Tropical clawed frog (Xenopus tropicalis)
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Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
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Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)
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Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
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Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna)
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Monterrey platyfish (Xiphophorus couchianus)
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Platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus)
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Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)
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Sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)
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Mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)
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Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri)
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Chinese medaka (Oryzias sinensis)
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Indian medaka (Oryzias melastigma)
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Japanese medaka HdrR (Oryzias latipes)
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Javanese ricefish (Oryzias javanicus)
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Burton's mouthbrooder (Haplochromis burtoni)
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Eastern happy (Astatotilapia calliptera reference strain)
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Makobe Island cichlid (Pundamilia nyererei)
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Zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra)
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Lyretail cichlid (Neolamprologus brichardi)
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Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
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Midas cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus)
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Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris ecotype Okinawa)
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Orange clownfish (Amphiprion percula)
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Bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus)
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Spiny chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus)
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Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
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Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus reference strain)
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Channel bull blenny (Cottoperca gobio)
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Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)
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European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
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Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)
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Fugu (Takifugu rubripes)
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Tetraodon (Tetraodon nigroviridis)
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Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
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Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
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Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
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Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi dorsalis)
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-
-
Tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)
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Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
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Barramundi perch (Lates calcarifer)
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Climbing perch (Anabas testudineus reference strain)
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Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)
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Zig-zag eel (Mastacembelus armatus)
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Tiger tail seahorse (Hippocampus comes)
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Pinecone soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan)
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Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
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Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha reference strain)
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-
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
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Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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-
-
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
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Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
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Huchen (Hucho hucho)
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Northern pike (Esox lucius reference strain)
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Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)
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Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri reference strain)
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Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus strain USDA103-YYmale1)
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Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus reference strain)
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-
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio)
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Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
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Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
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Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus reference strain)
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Denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides reference strain)
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Asian bonytongue (Scleropages formosus)
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Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Paramormyrops kingsleyae)
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Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
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Reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus)
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Elephant shark (Callorhinchus milii)
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Hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri)
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Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
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Ciona intestinalis
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Ciona savignyi
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Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, N2) (Caenorhabditis elegans strain N2)
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Drosophila melanogaster - (Fruit fly) (Drosophila melanogaster)
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C)