The bitter end: Last woolly mammoths plagued by genetic defects
The world's last woolly mammoths, sequestered on an Arctic Ocean island outpost, suffered from serious genetic defects caused by generations of inbreeding that may have hampered traits such as sense of smell and male fertility in the doomed population. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: reuters.com
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