News Life Scientists bag frog genome Lab favorite arrives relatively late to the genetic revolution By Tina Hesman Saey April 30, 2010 at 6:22 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Frogs have hopped onto the list of organisms that have had their genetic codes unraveled. A new study, published April 30 in Science, lays out the genetic blueprint of the Western clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis. A larger cousin of X.