Tuesday, July 07, 2015

The Mammoths of Wrangel island

Evolution: The Island of Misfit Mammoths

Author:

Roca

Summary:

The genomes of two woolly mammoths have been sequenced. One of the last survivors had reduced genetic diversity. Although divergent in their mitochondrial genomes, the mammoths had similar nuclear genomes, a finding germane to elephant conservation.

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