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We thank R. Ruggiero, W. J. Murphy, A. Brandt, M. P. Gough, J. Brucksch, B. Gough, M. J. Malasky, J. Arthur, R. L. Hill, D. Munroe, E. Teeling, E. Eizirik, N. Yuhki, S. Cevario, G. K. Pei, K. M. Helgen and M. W. Smith for assistance or advice; A. Turkalo, J. M. Fay, R. Weladji, W. Karesh, M. Lindeque, W. Versvelt, K. Hillman Smith, F. Smith, M. Tchamba, S. Gartlan, P. Aarhaug, A. M. Austmyr, Bakari, Jibrila, J. Pelleteret, L. White, M. Habibou, M. W. Beskreo, D. Pierre, C. Tutin, M. Fernandez, R. Barnes, B. Powell, G. Doungoubé, M. Storey, M. Phillips, B. Mwasaga, A. Mackanga-Missandzou, K. Comstock, M. Keele, D. Olson, B. York, A. Baker and M. Bush for elephant samples; and the governments of Botswana, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Gabon, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe for permission to collect samples. For funding we thank the US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Geographic Society and European Union (through the Wildlife Conservation Society). This publication has been funded in part with federal funds from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.

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  1. Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, Basic Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Frederick, 21702, Maryland, USA
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    Nicholas Georgiadis
  3. Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, 21702, Maryland, USA
    Stephen J O'Brien

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Roca, A., Georgiadis, N. & O'Brien, S. Cytonuclear genomic dissociation in African elephant species.Nat Genet 37, 96–100 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1485

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