Woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) became isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia around 10,000 years ago and persisted for over 200 generations before becoming extinct around 4,000 years ago. To study the evolutionary processes leading up to their extinction, scientists analyzed 21 woolly mammoth genomes from Siberia. Their results show that the population […]
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Woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) became isolated on Wrangel Island off the coast of Siberia around 10,000 years ago and persisted for over 200 generations before becoming extinct around 4,000 years ago. To study the evolutionary processes leading up to their extinction, scientists analyzed 21 woolly mammoth genomes from Siberia. Their results show that the population
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