LONDON: Mountain Gorillas are endangered species, a number of studies have been done on them, and the most recent study provided insights into conservation and inbreeding habits.
The study sequenced the entire genome of the animal and the study revealed the genetic impacts.
Chris Tyler-Smith, co-author from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute said, “Mountain gorillas are among the most intensively studied primates in the wild, but this is the first in-depth, whole-genome analysis, three years on from sequencing the gorilla reference genome, we can now compare the genomes of all gorilla populations, including the critically endangered mountain gorilla, and begin to understand their similarities and differences, and the genetic impact of inbreeding.”
The population of mountain gorillas dropped to 253 in Virunga volcanic mountain range, located along the border of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1980’s as a result of hunting and habitat destruction.
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