aspacelot t1_jebe6bz wrote
Reply to comment by Spokane89 in ELI5 Why haven't scientists cloned extinct animals such as the dodo, the Caspian tiger, etc.? by LesChatsVerts
> they need good DNA samples to try and clone from and folks wiping species from existence weren’t really in the habit of preserving remains
Couldn’t they just fill in the missing gaps in DNA with that of similar specimens? Frogs capable of asexually reproducing, for example?
canuckcowgirl t1_jebigzp wrote
Didn't you see the movie? What could go wrong?
Spokane89 t1_jebeqz2 wrote
I'm not super well versed in biology or cloning to confidently answer this question
MtPollux t1_jebg8ob wrote
What could possibly go wrong?
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