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A comment on Elizabeth Ann, the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret.

Re:Elizabeth Ann, the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret by sly010 on Saturday February 20, 2021 @12:29PM (#26205980)
"may bring needed genetic diversity"

Isn't the cloning the opposite of that?

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Re:Elizabeth Ann, the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret by glerk on Saturday February 20, 2021 @12:47PM (#26206143)
The original cells were frozen in 1988 and since then the population of black-footed ferrets has dwindled to just a few individuals all living in captivity. The article mentions that all black-footed ferrets alive today are essentially half-siblings, except for this clone.
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Re:Elizabeth Ann, the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret by maxerickson on Saturday February 20, 2021 @12:45PM (#26206122)
The cells used to make the clone are from an individual that died years ago.
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