Question

Explain why the crossbreeding of bison and cattle is both a benefit and hindrance to conservation efforts aimed at protecting bison genetic diversity.

Answer 1

While the bison gene pool is currently much healthier than that of the cheetah, only one herd among the 4% of all protected bison herds has no known cattle ancestry. Cattle ancestry has helped boost the total population of bison and has increased such herds’ genetic diversity, but those herds do not help protect the bison’s original gene pool.

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Answer 2

While the bison gene pool is currently much healthier than that of the cheetah, only one herd among the 4% of all protected bison herds has no known cattle ancestry. Cattle ancestry has helped boost the total population of bison and has increased such herds’ genetic diversity, but those herds do not help protect the bison’s original gene pool.

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