Dimako98 t1_iw98s5z wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in How do we have more woolly mammoth DNA than dodo DNA if woolly mammoths died off thousands of years ago and dodos only died off a few hundred? by Memer9456
Are you sure that's what they're asking? Pretty sure they mean how do we have more wooly mammoth DNA than dodo DNA as in, how do we know more of their genetic code?
In which case it's as issue of preservation, since wooly mammoth remains are often frozen in the tundra, whereas dodo birds lived in a tropical climate which does not lead to good preservation of organic remains.
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