Genome Sequence Data Supports Existence of New Orangutan Species

Nov 02, 2017

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – New genome sequence data has bolstered the notion that Indonesia is home to a previously unidentified orangutan species.

Researchers from the University of Zurich, the University of Konstanz, and elsewhere considered genome sequence data for more than three-dozen orangutans, including 17 individuals newly sequenced for the study. Along with crucial morphometric and behavioral data, their genomic comparison pointed to a genetically distinct orangutan falling outside the known Sumatran (Pongo abelii) and Bornean (P. pygmaeus) species.

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