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The long-standing significance of genetic diversity in conservation.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2021
DeWoody J Andrew, Harder Avril M, Mathur Samarth, Willoughby Janna R
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Since allozymes were first used to assess genetic diversity in the 1960s and 1970s, biologists have attempted to characterize gene pools and conserve the diversity observed in domestic crops, livestock, zoos and (more recently) natural populations. Recently, some authors have claimed that the importance of genetic diversity in conservation biology has been greatly overstated. Here, we argue that a voluminous...
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