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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

HYBRID MAMMOTH DNA FOUND

Woolly and Columbian mammoths, two species of elephant that once lived in North America, may have interbred.

Mitochondrial DNA analysis of a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) found in Utah suggests that its mitochondrial DNA was nearly identical to that of the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius).

Read More: http://news.discovery.com/animals/hybrid-mammoth-mix-breeds-possible-110601.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

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