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Author Question: Fragments of DNA have been extracted from the remnants of extinct woolly mammoth (Read 589 times)

theo

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on: Jul 5, 2013
Fragments of DNA have been extracted from the remnants of extinct woolly mammoths, amplified, and sequenced. These can now be used to
A) introduce into relatives, such as elephants, certain mammoth traits.
B) clone live woolly mammoths.
C) study the relationships among woolly mammoths and other wool-producers.
D) understand the evolutionary relationships among members of related taxa.
E) appreciate the reasons why mammoths went extinct.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2013
Hi

D is the answer ;)


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theo

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Reply #2 on: Aug 10, 2013
Wow, awesome :D


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