Marmoset sequence sheds new light on primate biology and evolution

Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

A team of scientists from around the world led by Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis has completed the genome sequence of the common marmoset – the first sequence of a New World Monkey – providing new information about the marmoset's unique rapid reproductive system, physiology and growth, shedding new light on primate biology and evolution.

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