Saint-Petersburg, December 10, 2015, 15:22 – REGNUM Genome endangered African cheetah deciphered scientists, who led a group of St. Petersburg State University genetics. One reason for the extinction of predators is their increased susceptibility to viruses. This was reported in the press service of the University.
Increased sensitivity to the cheetahs exposed to viruses and therefore their low survival rate is associated with a low level of genetic diversity. Predators different species too similar to each other genetically.
Genetic analysis was conducted on the material of seven types of cheetah. Including Genetics analyzed the genomes of four species in Namibia and three – from Tanzania.
made the discovery will allow scientists to contribute to the conservation of cheetahs. Head of the research group Paul Dobrynin said opening prospects. “Now there is an opportunity to fully evaluate the gene pools of two large populations of these wild cats (in Tanzania and Namibia) – said Dobrynin.
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