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    Science Sub-Journal: The mysterious Chinese lynx may have nothing to do with the domestication and domestication of cats

    • Last Update: 2021-08-08
    • Source: Internet
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    Genomic data analysis shows that the rarely studied Chinese lynx is a subspecies of wild cats, and they have nothing to do with domesticated cats in China; the taxonomic status of these lynx is still controversial


    Scientists have not been sure whether the Chinese lynx, which is unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is really an independent species or just a subspecies of the wild cat.


    To solve these mysteries, He Yu and his colleagues collected samples of 27 Chinese lynx (F.


    The researchers extracted genomic DNA from these specimens and obtained the complete genome sequence data of 51 high-quality samples, including 4 Chinese lynx, 1 Asian wild cat, and 46 domestic cats


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