Futurity.org – Panda genome yields clues to bamboo diet
The panda is a true bear and is a carnivore, so it possesses the genes necessary for being a meat-eater and yet its diet is almost exclusively herbivorous,” says Bruford. “This may suggest that it relies on microbes in its gut to digest bamboo rather than on anything in its genetic make-up.
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They also find that typical signs of inbreeding have not been identified in the genome, which encourages prospects for species survival.
