In 2016, researchers completed whole genome sequencing of three endangered bird species: the Okinawa rail, Japanese crane, and Oriental stork.
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- Press release (Biodiversity Division) (nies.go.jp)
- https://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/news/ja/2016-07-01_2.html (ddbj.nig.ac.jp)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10443837/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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