Remnants of a Long Extinct Elephants Theory Supported by DNA Testing
Here’s today short post about elephants in Borneo was suspected that they are remnants of a population believed to be extinct for more than 200 years.
“…mitochondrial DNA he’s collected from Borneo’s elephants supports the newest theory. For example, the population appears to contain only one mtDNA haplotype, suggesting that it came from a single female. “If they were there since the Pleistocene, we would expect more matrilineages.”
Read more about it via The Scientist: A Sultan’s Gift?
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