Inbreeding doesn't affect right whale genetic diversity
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•New study of inbreeding among endangered right whales reveals encouraging finding
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Inbreeding appears to be limiting the number of calves born each year , but it's not having an impact on genetic diversity.
Researchers at Saint Mary's University in Halifax , Canada , determined each female's level of inbreeding had nothing to do with their ability to give birth.
Last October , the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium estimated there were 356 North Atlantic right whales left on planet.
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