Genomics and the Evolutionary History of Equids.

@article{Librado2020GenomicsAT,
  title={Genomics and the Evolutionary History of Equids.},
  author={Pablo Librado and Ludovic Orlando},
  journal={Annual review of animal biosciences},
  year={2020}
}
The equid family contains only one single extant genus, Equus, including seven living species grouped into horses on the one hand and zebras and asses on the other. In contrast, the equine fossil record shows that an extraordinarily richer diversity existed in the past and provides multiple examples of a highly dynamic evolution punctuated by several waves of explosive radiations and extinctions, cross-continental migrations, and local adaptations. In recent years, genomic technologies have… 
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