关于中国晚四年纪哺乳动物古代DNA调查的进展

Gui-Lian Sheng1,2, Ming-Min Zheng1,2, Bo Xiao1,3

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China.

Yi chuan = Hereditas
|January 10, 2025
PubMed
概括

古代DNA研究已经彻底改变了古遗传学,使得深入的进化和迁移研究成为可能. 中国最近的研究重点是研究大型哺乳动物的古代DNA,揭示了气候变化的影响和进化关系.

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