title: Comparative genomics in vertebrates: a role for the platypus. Introduction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA. stephen.obrien@nih.gov
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D004463:Ecology; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D010987:Platypus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000235:genetics*