By only focusing on preserving the genetic purity of a species, conservationists risk the extinction of isolated populations.
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There is value in including different populations in genetic research studies as has been shown in a study on exfoliation syndrome, which leads to glaucoma.
What produces the differences between men and women? Are they trivial or profound? Are they genetic or environmental, or both? And are men really closer genetically to chimpanzees than to women?
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Professor in the Division of Human Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Ophthalmology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Biosciences, Swansea University
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PhD Candidate in Conservation Biology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Animal Evolution, Liverpool John Moores University