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"may bring needed genetic diversity" Isn't the cloning the opposite of that?
by sly010 6y ago
"may bring needed genetic diversity"
Isn't the cloning the opposite of that?
- glerk 6y agoThe original cells were frozen in 1988 and since then the population of black-footed ferrets has dwindled to just a few individuals all living in captivity. The article mentions that all black-footed ferrets alive today are essentially half-siblings, except for this clone.
- maxerickson 6y agoThe cells used to make the clone are from an individual that died years ago.