Preventing wildlife from genetic crash-and-burn

From: USA Today | Date: June 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Group by group, animals such as pronghorn antelope and wild turkeys that once disappeared from America's landscape are returning as wildlife biologists reintroduce them to their native areas. Sometimes, though, the reintroduction isn't successful and the species becomes extinct. Too often, the cause may be the inevitable inbreeding that occurs in small populations. Gene Rhodes, a wildlife biologist at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., is improving the odds for these reintroduced species by making new use of biotechnology. He is comparing the genes of the introduced animals to reduce ...

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