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LOW DIVERSITY

Tasmanian devils have very low genetic diversity, with only 10 DNA letters on average differing between two individuals’ mitochondrial genomes. Mitochondria supply energy to cells and carry their own DNA. Credit: W. Miller et al/PNAS

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  • Where would the cheetah be on this graph?
    florin adrian florin adrian
    Jul. 1, 2011 at 7:19am
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