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How about the auroch? Its extinction is much more recent, so presumably the available DNA is in much better shape.
by atlantic 3y ago
How about the auroch? Its extinction is much more recent, so presumably the available DNA is in much better shape.
- tmtvl 3y agoWhen talking about recency, how about the dodo or great auk?
- atlantic 3y agoI suggested the auroch because it was a keystone species in many European ecosystems up until recently. So it could have a major impact on any rewilding project.
- jbotz 3y agoWhat available DNA? We have some really well-preserved frozen mammoths as DNA sources... frozen aurochs, not so many. Or any, that I know of.
- atlantic 3y agoYes, but DNA has a half-life of around 500 years. So there is a considerable difference between an animal that went extinct in the 1600s, and another 4000 years ago.