Friday, 16 September 2016

Snub-nosed monkeys are so inbred they may struggle to survive

Undermined by their own lack of genetic diversityXi Zhinong/FLPABy Colin BarrasWith a global population below 250, things have been looking bleak for the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey. But the creatures might be in even more trouble than we thought. One section of mitochondrial DNA seems to be. view full post

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