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Do feathers even contain DNA? Aren't they just keratin? Hair sans follicle can't be used for DNA extraction for example
by nly 5y ago
Do feathers even contain DNA? Aren't they just keratin? Hair sans follicle can't be used for DNA extraction for example
- BitwiseFool 5y agoThe base of the feathers do, "Feathers are known to contain amplifiable DNA at their base (calamus) and have provided an important genetic source from museum specimens." https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2009.0755 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2009.075... There are also museum specimens, but as you can imagine, way less diverse genetic material can be gathered from those collections.