Genetic drift, not natural selection, identified as main factor driving speciation in endangered pupfish species
Scientists have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.
Scientists have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.
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