Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates
In the first ever systematic genetic survey, we have used rigorous decontamination followed by mitochondrial 12S RNA sequencing to identify the species origin of 30 hair samples attributed to anomalous primates. Two Himalayan samples, one from Ladakh, India, the other from Bhutan, had their closest...
Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2014
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0161 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2014.0161 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rspb.2014.0161 |
Summary: | In the first ever systematic genetic survey, we have used rigorous decontamination followed by mitochondrial 12S RNA sequencing to identify the species origin of 30 hair samples attributed to anomalous primates. Two Himalayan samples, one from Ladakh, India, the other from Bhutan, had their closest genetic affinity with a Palaeolithic polar bear, Ursus maritimus . Otherwise the hairs were from a range of known extant mammals. |
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