Kangaroo Development
Introduction
Macropodid marsupial have short five digit forelimbs and large four digit hindlimbs specially adapted for hopping. The hindlimb digits differ from mammals by a missing digit 1, fused digits 2 and 3 and an elongated digit 4.
Some Recent Findings
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Taxon
Taxonomy ID: 9322
Genbank common name: kangaroo
Inherited blast name: marsupials
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 (Vertebrate Mitochondrial)
Lineage ( full )
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Coelomata; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Metatheria; Diprotodontia; Macropodidae; Macropus
- Links: Taxonomy Browser Macropus
Development Overview
develops after birth - immune system, thyroid and thermoregulation.
Genome
The tammar wallaby karyotype (2 n = 16) consists of 7 autosomes and the two sex chromosomes.[3]
References
- ↑ <pubmed>22132805 </pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed>21854559</pubmed>Genome Biol.
- ↑ <pubmed>17822525</pubmed>| BMC Evol Biol.
Reviews
<pubmed>18805821</pubmed>
Articles
<pubmed>21672208</pubmed> <pubmed>21540568</pubmed> <pubmed>18431054</pubmed> <pubmed>18322362</pubmed> <pubmed>18069991</pubmed> <pubmed>4791592</pubmed>
Books
- Life of Marsupials by Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe Publisher: CSIRO Publishing (2005).
- Kangaroo - A Portrait of an Extraordinary Marsupial by Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes Publisher: Allen & Unwin (2010).
Search PubMed
Search PubMed: Kangaroo development | Macropus eugenii | marsupial development
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- NSW Government Information
- Newborn Baby Grey Kangaroo - Attenborough - Life of Mammals - BBC video
- Birth of the Red Kangaroo (1965) - CSIRO video 1 | video 2 video 3
- NHMRC A guide to the use of Australian native mammals in Biomedical research (1990) - PDF
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