Million-year-old DNA sheds light on the genomic history of mammoths

2021/02/17 by Tom van der Valk, Patrícia Pečnerová, David Díez‐del‐Molino +21 · 1 voice · 14 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Forensic and Genetic Research #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

paper · doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03224-9

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Discussions

• Dalén: Million year old mammoth DNA allowed to discover mammoth ghost lineages. Who thought mammoth species could hide? #ESEB2025 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03224-9 [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]