How a Zebra Lost its Stripes: Rapid Evolution of the Quagga

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Existing zebra (top row) and extinct quagga (bottom row)
DNA from museum samples of extinct animals is providing unexpected information on the extent and effect of the Ice Age as well as the path of species evolution, according to a report by scientists from Yale University, the Smithsonian Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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