{
  "id": 1951170,
  "title": "A GENOMIC BASIS FOR TRANS-OCEANIC SEA TURTLE MIGRATION",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/a-genomic-basis-for-trans-oceanic-sea-turtle-migration",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.18.745595v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Long-distance migration has evolved repeatedly across the animal kingdom, yet the underlying processes giving rise to and maintaining these complex eco-behavioral phenotypes remain poorly understood. Here, we present the first evidence of genomic determinants of migratory phenotypes in sea turtles, using whole genome resequencing to demonstrate that complex genomic architecture underlies…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}