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Sea Otters Have Low Genetic Diversity Like Other Threatened Species, Biologists Report
Sea otters have low genetic diversity, which could endanger their health as a species, a UCLA-led team of life scientists has discovered. The findings have implications for the conservation of rare and endangered species, in which low genetic diversity could increase the odds of extinction.
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