A nearly gapless genome sequence of the echidna, an egg-laying mammal with multiple sex chromosomes, helps researchers to track genomic reorganization events that gave rise to a highly unusual sex ...
What is the echidna? Echidnas are part of a group of animals called monotremes, which is the only group of mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Echidnas are one of only ...
The male echidna has five X chromosomes, but only four Y chromosomes, whereas the male platypus has five X and five Y). During production of sperm and eggs (meiosis), these sex chromosomes pair in ...
The fourth is the short-beaked echidna, widespread in Australia yet still difficult to spot. Discover more about these spiky, gentle beings. 1. Echidnas are monotremes - mammals that lay eggs. They ...
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