Sal-Site (R24-OD010435) and the Ambystoma Genetic 
Stock Center (P40-OD019794) are funded by the Office
of the Director at the National Institutes of Health.
Sal-Site (R24-OD010435) and the Ambystoma Genetic 
Stock Center (P40-OD019794) are funded by the Office
of the Director at the National Institutes of Health.
Why is the axolotl genome so large?
As a group, salamanders have larger genomes than the other amphibians.
It doesn’t appear that the axolotl has more genes than other vertebrates (Smith et al., 2009).
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