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Mito Communication

Screening for the ancient polar bear mitochondrial genome reveals low integration of mitochondrial pseudogenes (numts) in bears

Fritjof LammersSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt am Main, Germany; ;Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Axel JankeSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt am Main, Germany; ;Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9394-1904
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Cornelia RückléSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
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Vera ZizkaSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt am Main, Germany; ;Faculty of Biology, Aquatic Ecosystem Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Maria A. NilssonSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 251-254 | Received 20 Dec 2016, Accepted 10 Apr 2017, Published online: 27 Apr 2017

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