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Just So Stories addendum: How the stickleback keeps getting its stickles

Posted on 6 Aug, 2018 by Katharine Coykendall

Model organisms have been essential tools for genetics research since the field was formed.  Kelle Freel discussed the characteristics that make for a good model organism in a previous TME post.  Briefly, traits like short generation time, lots of offspring, … Continue reading →

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