After dinosaurs, mammals rise but their genomes get smaller
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 19:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence buried in the chromosomes of animals and plants strongly suggests only one group -- mammals -- have seen their genomes shrink after the dinosaurs' extinction. What's more, that trend continues today, say Indiana University Bloomington scientists in the first issue of a new journal, Genome Biology and Evolution.