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Mitogenome Announcement

First mitochondrial genome of the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (Carnivora, Herpestidae)

Liliane Boukhdouda Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, LebanonView further author information
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Lillian D Parkerb Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USA;c School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Nancy Rotzel McInerneyb Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Carole Salibaa Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, LebanonView further author information
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Rhea Kahalea Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, LebanonView further author information
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Jesús E Maldonadob Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USA;c School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Magda Bou Dagher Kharrata Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 624-626 | Received 29 Nov 2020, Accepted 10 Jan 2021, Published online: 19 Feb 2021

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