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• n  small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits

• Chinese alligator
• Alligator sinensis

News & Articles

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• Whole-genome sequencing uncovers the mysteries of the endangered Chinese alligator
  Scientists have completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the endangered Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis). This is the first published crocodilian genome, providing a good explanation of how terrestrial-style reptiles adapt to aquatic environments and temperature-dependent sex determination.
  Aug. 12, 2013 - Science Daily
• Research Team Sequences Genome Of The Endangered Chinese Alligator
  April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists from Zhejiang University in China and BGI Shenzhen have completed and analyzed the genomic sequence of the endangered Chinese alligator ( Alligator sinensis ) – the first published crocodilian genome. The findings, published in Cell Research , provide plausible explanations of how terrestrial reptiles adapt to aquatic environments ...
  Aug. 10, 2013 - redOrbit