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Limited genetic diversity preceded extinction of the Tasmanian tiger.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2012

Menzies Brandon R, Renfree Marilyn B, Heider Thomas, Mayer Frieder, Hildebrandt Thomas B, Pask Andrew J

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The Tasmanian tiger or thylacine was the largest carnivorous marsupial when Europeans first reached Australia. Sadly, the last known thylacine died in captivity in 1936. A recent analysis of the genome of the closely related and extant Tasmanian devil demonstrated limited genetic diversity between individuals. While a similar lack of diversity has been reported for the thylacine, this analysis was based on just...

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PMID: 22530022
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035433
PMCID: PMC3329426

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