Publications for Tom Quinn
Koizumi, N., T.W. Quinn, M. Park, J. Fike, K. Nishida, T. Takemura, K. Watabe and A.
Mori (In Press) Isolation and characterization of 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci
in the Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis) Conservation Genetics Resources.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., and T.W. Quinn (In Press) Molecular insights into the biology of
Greater Sage-grouse. Studies in Avian Biology. 34pp.
Ransler, F.A., T.W. Quinn and S.J. Oyler (2011) Genetic consequences of trumpeter swan
(Cygnus buccinator) reintroductions. Conservation Genetics 12: 257-268.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., J. St. John, and T.W. Quinn (2010) Rapid evolution in lekking
grouse: Implications for taxonomic definitions. Ornithological Monographs
2010(67): 114-122
St. John, J., and T.W. Quinn (2008) Identification of novel CR1 subfamilies in an avian
order with recently active elements Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49:
1008–1014.
St. John, J. and T.W. Quinn (2008) Rapid Capture of DNA Targets. BioTechniques
44:259-264.
St. John, J. and T.W., Quinn (2008) Recent CR1 non-LTR retrotransposon activity in
Coscoroba reveals an insertion site preference. BMC Genomics 2008, 9:567
Oyler-McCance, S.J., F. A. Ranlser, L.K. Berkman, and T.W. Quinn (2007) A rangewide
genetic survey of trumpeter swans. Conservation Genetics 8: 1339-1353.
St John J., Ransler F.A., Quinn T.W., Oyler-McCance S.J (2006) Characterization of
microsatellite loci isolated in trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) Mol Ecol Notes.
6, 1083-1085.
St. John, J., J-P. Cotter and T.W. Quinn. (2005) A recent chicken repeat 1
retrotransposition confirms the Coscoroba – Cape Barren goose clade. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 83-90.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., J. St. John, S.E. Taylor, and T.W. Quinn (2005) Population
genetics of Gunnison Sage-Grouse: Implications for management. Journal of
Wildlife Management 69: 630-637.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., S.E. Taylor, and T.W Quinn (2005) A multilocus population
genetic survey of greater Sage-Grouse across their range. Molecular Ecology 14:
1293-1310.
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Oyler-McCance, S.J., J. St. John, F.L. Knopf, and T.W. Quinn (2005) Population genetic
analysis of mountain plover using mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Condor
107:353-362.
Tserenbataa, T., R.R. Ramey II, O.A. Ryder, T.W. Quinn, and R.P. Reading (2004) A
population genetic comparison of Argali sheep (Ovis ammon) in Mongolia using the
ND5 of mtDNA; implications for Conservation. Molecular Ecology. 13:1333-1339.
Benedict, N.G., S.J. Oyler-McCance, S.E. Taylor, C.E. Braun and T.W. Quinn (2003)
Evalutation of the Eastern (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) and Western
(Centrocercus urophasianus phaios) subspecies of Sage-Grouse using mitochondrial
control region sequence data. Conservation Genetics 4: 301-310.
Taylor, S.E., S. J. Oyler-McCance and T.W. Quinn (2003) Isolation and characterization
of microsatellite loci in Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Molecular Ecology Notes 3: 262-264.
Cotter, J-P., J. St. John, and T. W. Quinn (2001) Primers to the avian Z-linked growth
hormone receptor gene. Conservation Genetics 2: 73-75.
Young, J.R., C.E. Braun, S.J. Oyler-McCance, J.W. Hupp and T.W. Quinn (2000) A
new species of sage-grouse (Phasianidae: Centrocercus) from Southwestern
Colorado. Wilson Bulletin 112: 445-453.
Quinn, T.W (1999) Sex and the single chromosome. In: Adams, N.J. and Slotow, R.H
(Eds.) Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congr. Durban: 434-449. Johannesburg: BirdLife South
Africa.
Sorenson, M.D., A. Cooper, E. Paxinos, T.W. Quinn, H.F. James, S.L. Olson and R.C.
Fleischer (1999) Relationships of the extinct moa-nalos, flightless Hawaiian
waterfowl, based on ancient DNA. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London,
Series B. 266: 2187-2193.
Kahn, N.W. and T.W. Quinn (1999) Male driven evolution among eoaves? - A test of
the replicative division hypothesis in a heterogametic female (ZW) system. Journal
of Molecular Evolution 49: 750-759.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., N.W. Kahn, K.P. Burnham, C.E. Braun and T.W. Quinn (1999) A
population genetic comparison of large and small-bodied sage grouse in Colorado
using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers. Molecular Ecology 8: 14571466.
Kahn, N.W., C. Braun, J. Young, S. Wood, D. Mata, and T.W. Quinn (1999) Molecular
analysis of genetic variation among large- and small-bodied sage grouse using
mitochondrial control-region sequences. The Auk 116: 819-824.
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Kahn, N.W., J. St. John and T.W. Quinn (1998) Chromosome-specific intron size
differences in the avian CHD gene provide a simple and efficient method for sexing
birds. Auk 115: 1074-1078.
Sorenson, M.D. and T.W. Quinn (1998) Numts: A challenge for avian systematics and
population biology. Auk 115: 214-221.
Quinn, T.W (1997) Molecular evolution of the avian mitochondrial genome. In “Avian
Evolution and Molecular Characters” (D.P. Mindell, ed.) Academic Press, Orlando
pp. 3-28.
Dores, R.M., D.A. Rubin and T.W. Quinn (1996) Is it possible to construct phylogenetic
trees using polypeptide hormone sequences? General and Comparative
Endocrinology 103: 1-12.
Quinn, T.W. and D.P. Mindell (1996) Mitochondrial gene order adjacent to the control
region in crocodile, turtle and tuatara. Mol. Phyl. and Evol. 5: 344-351.
Zimmer, R., B. Erdtmann, W.K. Thomas and T.W. Quinn (1994) Phylogenetic analysis
of the Coscoroba coscoroba using mitochondrial srRNA gene sequences. Mol.
Phylogenet. Evol. 3: 85-91.
Quinn, T.W. and A.C. Wilson (1993) Sequence evolution in and around the
mitochondrial control region in birds. J. Mol. Evol. 37: 417-425.
Quinn, T.W (1992) The genetic legacy of mother goose: phylogeographic patterns of
lesser snow goose Chen caerulescens caerulescens maternal lineages. Mol. Ecol. 1:
105-117.
Quinn, T.W., G.F. Shields and A.C. Wilson (1991) Affinities of the Hawaiian Goose
based on two types of mitochondrial DNA data. Auk 108: 585-593.
Quinn, T.W., F. Cooke and B.N. White (1990) Molecular sexing of geese using a cloned
Z chromosomal sequence with homology to the W chromosome. Auk 107: 199-202.
Quinn, T.W., J.C. Davies, F. Cooke and B.N. White (1989) Genetic analysis of
offspring of a female-female pair in the Lesser Snow Goose (Chen c.caerulescens)
Auk 106: 177-184.
Quinn, T.W., J.S. Quinn, F. Cooke and B.N. White (1987) DNA marker analysis detects
multiple maternity and paternity in single broods of the Lesser Snow Goose. Nature
326: 392-394.
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Quinn, T.W. and B.N. White (1987) Identification of restriction fragment length
polymorphisms in genomic DNA of the Lesser Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens
caerulescens) Mol. Biol. Evol. 4: 126-143.
Quinn, T.W. and B.N. White (1987) Analysis of DNA sequence variation. In “Avian
Genetics - its application to ecological and evolutionary theory” (eds. F. Cooke and
P. Buckley) Academic Press, New York. pp. 163-198.
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Invited presentations
Oyler-McCance, S.J. and T.W. Quinn. When Morphology Matters Most: Assessing the
Importance of Morphological Differences in Grouse. AOU 125th meeting, Oregon
2008)
Oyler-McCance, S.J., F.A. Ransler, L. K. Berkman, and T. W. Quinn. A rangewide
genetic comparison of trumpeter swans using mitochondrial and nuclear
markers. Western Field Ornithologist’s Annual Conference, September 2006.
Oyler-McCance, S. J, F.A. Ransler, L.K. Berkman and T. W. Quinn. A rangewide
genetic Survey of trumpeter swans. Pacific Flyway Symposium, Oregon. March
2006.
Oyler-McCance, S. J., S. E. Taylor, and T. W. Quinn. Using molecular genetic data to
guide greater sage-grouse management. Sage-Grouse Symposium at the Wildlife
Society’s Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta. September 2004.
Oyler-McCance, S. J, S. E. Taylor, and T. W. Quinn. Genetic survey of greater sagegrouse. Annual meeting of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
Sun Valley, ID. July 2004.
Oyler-McCance, S. J, S. E. Taylor, S.M. Pearson, and T. W. Quinn. Applying genetic
data to sage-grouse management. Third International Wildlife Management
Congress. Christchurch, New Zealand. December 2003.
Oyler-McCance, S.J. and T. W. Quinn. Comparison of trumpeter swan populations
using nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers. Trumpeter Swan Society Meeting,
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. February, 2003.
Oyler-McCance, S. J., S. E. Taylor, and T. W. Quinn. Genetic characterization of sagegrouse populations throughout their range. Sage-grouse symposium at The Wildlife
Society's 8th Annual Conference. Reno, Nevada. September, 2001.
Oyler-McCance, S. J., N. Benedict, S. Taylor, and T. W. Quinn. A mulitlocus genetic
survey of sage grouse across their range. 22nd Western States Sage & Columbian
Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop, Redmond, Oregon. July, 2000.
Quinn, T.W. Sex and the single chromosome. XXII International Ornithological
Congress. Durban, South Africa. August, 1998.
Quinn, T.W. (Plenary speaker), N.W. Kahn, J. Young, N. Benedict, S. Wood, D. Mata
and C.E. Braun. Probing the evolutionary history of sage grouse populations using
mitochondrial DNA sequence and nuclear microsatellites. Seventh International
Grouse Symposium. Fort Collins, Colorado. August, 1996.
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Fleischer, R. and T. W. Quinn. Ancient DNA analyses of anthropogenically impacted
avifauna on Pacific islands. American Association of Anthropological Genetics
Workshop. Denver, Colorado. June, 1996.
Quinn, T.W. Molecular evolution in and around the avian mitochondrial control region.
American Ornithologist’s Union. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1995.
Quinn, T.W., N.W. Kahn, J.R. Young and C.E. Braun. Biogeographic distribution of
mtDNA control region haplotypes in Sage Grouse. XXI International Ornithological
Congress. Vienna, Austria. 1994.
Quinn, T.W. and B.H. Bowman. Conveners of special symposium in memory of Allan
C. Wilson. The Society for the Study of Evolution. Berkeley, California, 1992.
Quinn, T.W (Chairman of session on populations and evolution) Birds of a feather.
Genetics Society of Canada. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 1991.
Quinn, T.W. and A.C. Wilson. Differential gene flow between mtDNA and nuclear
DNA among colonies of Lesser Snow Geese. XX International Ornithological
Congress. Christchurch, New Zealand. 1990.
Quinn, T.W. The use of DNA markers for family and population studies in the Lesser
Snow Goose. Founding meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology.
Basel, Switzerland. 1987.
Quinn, T.W. and F. Cooke. The use of recombinant DNA probes for exclusion analysis.
Round table discussion on "Genetic analysis of mating systems". 19th International
Ornithological Congress. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1986.
Contributed Presentations
Quinn, T.W., M. KC, J. Barba, A. McNally, L. Kanizay, and J. St. John. Evolutionarily
recent CR1 activity detected in Anseriformes. 2nd ASM Conference on Mobile
DNA, Montreal, Canada, April 2010.
Quinn, T.W., J. Barba and J. St. John. The use of a non-LTR retrotransposon for
phylogenetic inference in waterfowl. Guild of Rocky Mountain Ecologists and
Evolutionary Biologists, 2nd Annual meeting, Nederland, Colorado. September 2006.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., F.A. Ransler, L. K. Berkman, and T. W. Quinn. A Population
Genetic Survey of Trumpeter Swans Across Their Range. Wildlife Society Annual
Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. September 2006.
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Quinn, T.W., L. Kanizay and J. St. John. Efficient isolation of a non-LTR
retrotransposon (CR1) for use in avian systematics. Society for the Study of
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Annual Meeting. Tempe, Arizona. May 2006.
Child, A.L. and T.W. Quinn. A genetic inventory on a rare plant, Potentilla rupincola
(Rosaceae), to meet regional conservation needs. Society for Advancement of
Chicanos and Native Americans in Science 2005 National Conference, Denver,
Colorado. September 2005..
Quinn, T.W., J.P. Cotter and J. St. John. Recent insertion of a truncated CR1 element
clarifies the identity of the sister species of Coscoroba coscoroba. American
Ornthological Union. Quebec City, Canada. August, 2004.
Pearson, S.M. and T.W. Quinn. Genetic structure of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus
urophasianus) populations determined by markers in nuclear introns. American
Association for the Advancement of Science, Denver, Colorado. February 2003.
Child, A.L. and T.W. Quinn. Conservation genetics and taxonomic status of the rare
Rocky Mountain Cinquefoil: Potentilla rupincola (Rosaceae) American Association
for the Advancement of Science, Denver, Colorado, February 2003.
St. John, J. and T.W. Quinn. Isolation of genomic DNA fragments containing the
transposable element CR1. American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Denver, Colorado. February 2003.
Pearson, S.M., S.E. Taylor, S.J. Oyler-McCance, C.E. Braun and T.W. Quinn.
Identification of a genetically distinct population of sage-grouse using mitochondrial
and nuclear DNA markers. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Sage
and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Symposium. Bicknell Utah. June 2002.
Quinn, T.W., J.-P. Cotter, J. St. John and A. Khalap Recent insertion of a truncated CR1
element into an intron in waterfowl. 8th Congress of The European Society for
Evolutionary Biology. Aarhus, Denmark. August, 2001.
Quinn, T.W., S.E. Taylor, N.G. Benedict, S.J. Oyler-McCance and C.E. Braun.
Identification of a morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct
population of Sage-Grouse using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. 8th Congress
of The European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Aarhus, Denmark. August, 2001.
Taylor, S.E. and T.W. Quinn. A genetically distinct population of greater sage-grouse in
Mono County, California, and Lyon County, Nevada: Measuring population genetic
variation using nuclear microsatellite markers. Western Section of the Wildlife
Society Meeting, Sacramento, California. February, 2001.
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Oyler-McCance, S.J., N. G. Benedict, S. E. Taylor, and T. W. Quinn. A genetic survey of
sage grouse throughout the western portion of their range. Wildlife Society Meeting
Nashville, Tennessee. September, 2000.
Taylor, S.E., S. J. Oyler-McCance, N. G. Benedict, and T. W. Quinn. Genetic variation
in California and Nevada sage grouse. 22nd Western States Sage & Columbian Sharptailed Grouse Workshop, Redmond, Oregon. July, 2000.
Young, J. R., C. E. Braun , S. J. Oyler-McCance, J. W. Hupp, and T. W. Quinn.
Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus minimus): A new species of sage-grouse from
southwestern Colorado. 22nd Western States Sage and Columbian Sharp-tailed
Grouse Symposium, Redmond, Oregon. July, 2000.
S. J. Oyler-McCance, K. P. Burnham, C. E. Braun, and T. W. Quinn. Population
genetics of the Gunnison Sage Grouse: Implications for conservation and
management. Wildlife Society Meeting, Austin, TX. 1999.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., N.W. Kahn, C.E. Braun and T. W. Quinn. Genetic support for a
new species of sage grouse in Colorado. Wildlife Society Conference, Buffalo, NY.,
1998.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., N.W. Kahn, C.E. Braun and T. W. Quinn. Population genetics of
sage grouse in Colorado: Implications for conservation. Western States Sage and
Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop, Billings, Montana. July, 1998.
Benedict, N. and T.W. Quinn. A molecular characterization of sage grouse throughout
their range in Oregon and Nevada. Western States Sage and Columbian Sharp-tailed
Grouse Workshop.. Billings Montana. July, 1998.
Kahn, N.W and T.W. Quinn. Do males do it faster? - A test of “male driven evolution”
in birds. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
June 1998.
Kahn, N.W. and T.W. Quinn. A test of “male driven evolution” in birds. Annual
Meeting of The Society for the Study of Evolution, The American Society of
Naturalists and the Society of Systematic Biologists. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. June,
1998.
Benedict, N. and T.W. Quinn. A molecular analysis of the phylogeny of Arizona leopard
frogs. Southwestern United States Working Group of the declining amphibian
population task force. Phoenix, Arizona. January, 1998.
Oyler-McCance, S.J., C.E. Braun and T. W. Quinn. Genetic structure of large and smallbodied sage grouse in Colorado. Colorado Chapter of the Wildlife Society Meetings.
Grand Junction, Colorado. January, 1998
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Oyler-McCance, S., N.W. Kahn, C.E. Braun and T.W. Quinn. Genetic support for a
proposed new species of sage grouse in Colorado. The Wildlife Society 5th Annual
Conference. September, 1998.
Quinn, T.W., C.E. Braun, J.R. Young and N.W. Kahn. Molecules, morphology and
movement: Transcontinental mitochondrial analysis of Sage Grouse includes a
morphologically and behaviorally unique newly described species. Annual Meeting
of The Society for the Study of Evolution, The American Society of Naturalists and
the Society of Systematic Biologists, Boulder, Colorado. June, 1997.
Kahn, N.W. and T.W. Quinn. Isolation and initial characterization of clones from the W
and Z chromosomes in birds. Annual Meeting of The Society for the Study of
Evolution, The American Society of Naturalists and the Society of Systematic
Biologists, Boulder, Colorado. June, 1997.
Quinn, T.W., N.W. Kahn, J. Young, S. Wood, N. Benedict, and C.E. Braun. A genetic
profile of Gunnison (small-bodied) and other sage grouse populations constructed
using mitochondrial genetic markers. Twentieth Western States Sage and Columbian
Sharp-tailed Grouse workshop, Gillette, Wyoming. July, 1996
Shields, G.F., L. Mullen and T.W. Quinn. Geographic structuring of genetic diversity in
mitochondrial DNA of Pacific Black Brant (Branta bernicla bernicla) American
Ornithologists' Union. Fairbanks, Alaska, 1993.
Quinn, T.W. The genetic legacy of mother goose. Guild of Rocky Mountain Population
Biologists. Nederland, Colorado, 1992.
Quinn, T.W. and D.P. Mindell. (Chair of session on Molecular Phylogenetics)
Mitochondrial gene order adjacent to the control region in reptiles and birds. The
Society for the Study of Evolution. Berkeley, California, 1992.
Quinn, T.W.. The genetic legacy of mother goose. Seventh North American Arctic
Goose Conference and Workshop, Vallejo, California. 1992.
Quinn, T.W. and A.C. Wilson. Rapid DNA sequence evolution in the control region of
birds. American Ornithologist's Union, Los Angeles, California. 1990.
Shields, G.F. and T.W. Quinn. Roots of the Nene, Nesochen sandvicensis: Analysis of
mitochondrial DNA. American Ornithologist's Union, Los Angeles, California.
1990.
Quinn, T.W. and A.C. Wilson. Rapid mitochondrial evolution in the avian control
region. Society for the Study of Evolution, College Park, Maryland. 1990
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Quinn, T.W. and A.C. Wilson. Rapid DNA sequence evolution in the control region of
birds. Joint meeting of the Genetics Society of America and the Genetics Society of
Canada. San Francisco, California. 1990.
Quinn, T.W. and A.C. Wilson. The phylogenetic position of the Flamingos. American
Ornithologist's Union. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1989.
Quinn, T.W., F. Cooke, A.C. Wilson and B.N. White. The isolation of unique sequence
DNA clones from the avian sex chromosomes and their application to problems of
population biology and molecular evolution. UCLA Colloquium on Molecular
Evolution. Lake Tahoe, California. 1989.
Quinn, T.W., F. Cooke and B.N. White. Pedigrees and populations - the application of
DNA marker analysis to studies of the lesser snow goose. Population Genetics
Group. Nottingham, England, 1986.
White, B.N. and T.W. Quinn. DNA sequence variation on the Lesser Snow Goose,
Anser caerulescens caerulescens. Canadian Federation of Biological Sciences.
Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 1986.
Quinn, T.W., F. Cooke and B.N. White. Abundant polymorphic markers in the nuclear
DNA of Aves detected using recombinant DNA techniques. Population Genetics
Group. Exeter, England, 1985.
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University of Colorado at Boulder, Dept. of Ecology and Evolution, Colorado
University of Copenhagen, Zoological Institute, Denmark
University of Colorado at Denver, Department of Biology, Colorado
Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland
University of Colorado at Denver, Department of Biology, Colorado
Colorado State University, Department of Biology, Colorado
Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC
University of Colorado, EPO Biology, Boulder, Colorado
University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
University of California, Davis, California
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Rice University, Houston, Texas
University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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1989: Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
1988: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Reviewer for Journals:
Journal of Molecular Evolution
Nucleic Acids Research
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Journal of Field Ornithology
The Auk
Growth, Development and Aging
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Genetica
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Heredity
Biological Conservation
Australian Journal of Zoology
Ibis
Journal of Heredity
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Australian Journal of Zoology
The Condor
Molecular Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Gene
Genome
Journal of Molecular Ecology
Conservation Genetics
World Poultry Science Journal
Naturwissenschaften
Ad Hoc Reviwer for Government Agency:
U.S. Geological Survey
Memberships (current or past):
Society of Systematic Biologists
Sigma Xi
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
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