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Sequenced yes, assembled, no. Since there's no complete DNA of an individual specimen available, it's impossible to recreate an actual mammoth. What they're h
by qayxc 5y ago
Sequenced yes, assembled, no.
Since there's no complete DNA of an individual specimen available, it's impossible to recreate an actual mammoth.
What they're hoping to do is basically isolate the genes that give certain traits (esp. cold adaptation, e.g. fur) and add them to the genome of Asian elephants.
So all they can get - best case - is some sort of mammoth/Asian elephant hybrid.
- amelius 5y agoCan't the genome be assembled by aligning the reads against these Asian elephants?