Is the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth a real possibility? Would they be free to evolve? Cloning is a dependable way of reproducing animals. However, cloning does not influence the animal’s genetic make-up nor alter the animal’s DNA. But purely is just another form of supported replica. Cloning can be used to protect species whose numbers are threatened by extinction or critically endangered.
The extinct creatures are more closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants, the scientists established, that the three species departed within a short period of time. Scientist reconstructed bone fragments to create the mitochondrial genome of the mammoth (6). The mitochondrial DNA was passed from mother to offspring allowing the lineage of the species to be traced. This discovery revealed that woolly …show more content…
This mammal once roamed the bitter Artic before it became extinct in 1700 BC. The woolly mammoth is known for their hairy bodice and large spanning, curved ivory tusks that could reach up to the length of 5 metres and a height of 4.5 metres (2). Alike the elephants that are found roaming small parts of the planet today, the woolly mammoths were an herbivorous animal. Due to their large size, the woolly mammoth had only one real predator, the sabre-tooth tiger. However, they only targeted the smaller woolly mammoth claves (2). Little is known about the reproduction system of the woolly mammoth however, due to their relation to the modern day elephant, the female woolly mammoth is predicted to give birth at relatively the same time of nearly a 1-year gestation period. It is assumed that the last woolly mammoths disappeared from Europe and Southern Siberia in around 8000 BC, with the last isolated populations disappearing from Wrangel Island located in the Arctic Ocean in around 1700 BC
The extinct creatures are more closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants, the scientists established, that the three species departed within a short period of time. Scientist reconstructed bone fragments to create the mitochondrial genome of the mammoth (6). The mitochondrial DNA was passed from mother to offspring allowing the lineage of the species to be traced. This discovery revealed that woolly …show more content…
This mammal once roamed the bitter Artic before it became extinct in 1700 BC. The woolly mammoth is known for their hairy bodice and large spanning, curved ivory tusks that could reach up to the length of 5 metres and a height of 4.5 metres (2). Alike the elephants that are found roaming small parts of the planet today, the woolly mammoths were an herbivorous animal. Due to their large size, the woolly mammoth had only one real predator, the sabre-tooth tiger. However, they only targeted the smaller woolly mammoth claves (2). Little is known about the reproduction system of the woolly mammoth however, due to their relation to the modern day elephant, the female woolly mammoth is predicted to give birth at relatively the same time of nearly a 1-year gestation period. It is assumed that the last woolly mammoths disappeared from Europe and Southern Siberia in around 8000 BC, with the last isolated populations disappearing from Wrangel Island located in the Arctic Ocean in around 1700 BC