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Giant panda genome to be sequenced
Date:3/6/2008

Ya-Ping Zhang, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Kunming Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, put equal emphasis on the evolutionary impact of these studies, saying, the genome project will help scientists to understand the genetic basis for giant panda adaptation to its special diet and behavioral style, and to reveal the history of population isolation and migration.

Often referred to as a living fossil, given evidence that its ancestors existed in China over 8 million years ago, the giant panda has been the focal point of many research projects. So far, however, little research has been done on a genomic scale. The giant panda has a genome size of about 3 Gb, which is approximately the same size as the human genome, and is thought to have 20,00030,000 genes. Taxonomy and genetic studies indicate that the giant panda is most closely related to bears, not to raccoons as was once considered, given their unique physical characteristics.

The Giant Panda is the logo and flagship species for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), China. Zhiyong Fan, Species Program Director of the WWF-China, made comments based on the importance of protecting the panda in the wild: The project is a really ambitious. Its contribution to wild panda conservation has been discussed in the workshop. We are looking forward to its effort.

Dr. Lin He, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who works at both Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Fudan University, noted that the panda sequence obtained from this project will greatly benefit our understanding of the reduced fecundity in pandas when living under certain environmental conditions. This is a major issue for breeding programs that are carried out to strengthen the panda species as a whole. Dr. Lin He also raised an important point about how this sequence will further aid in learning about the interaction between genetics and the environment, and their im
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Contact: Jia Ye
yejia@genomics.org.cn
86-755-252-73910
Beijing Genomics Institute at Shenzhen
Source:Eurekalert

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