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PhyloGenome

Crowd sourcing, open access, trading cards game about the genome sequencing era

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  • Editions
    • Genome Edition
      • Species cards (GE)
      • Event cards (GE)
      • Generation progress cards (GE)
      • Game rules
      • Alternative game dynamics 1: “Nature Challenge” mode
      • Alternative game dynamics 2: “Timeline” mode
      • Glossary
      • Event cards explanations
    • Extinction Edition
      • Species Cards (EE)
      • Event Cards (EE)
      • Conservation Status Progress Cards (EE)
    • Escape the Lab: The Case of the Lost Genome
  • Cards
  • Teaching materials
    • Lesson 1. About a sequenced and published genome
    • Lesson 2. Sequencing and assembly
    • Lesson 3. Gene annotation and analysis of gene expression
    • Lesson 4. Evolution of the genome: comparative genomics
    • Lesson 5. Create the species card
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Genome Edition, Species cards (GE)

African savanna elephant

Posted by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona on June 4, 2024May 20, 2025

Loxodonta africana, the African elephant, is the largest land mammal species. Its genome sequencing aids in understanding elephant genetics, evolution, and conservation efforts.

10.1038/s41597-023-02729-4 (Jan 11, 2024)

  • Kingdom:
  • Metazoa
  • Phylum:
  • Chordata
  • Class:
  • Mammalia
  • Genome scale:
  • 7
  • Sequencing generation:
  • 3
  • Genomic interest areas:
  • Evolutionary interest
  • Extinction risk

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Credits: Phylogame.org, Honorah O’Neill

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