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Newly released genomes provide insight into giant panda evolution
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2021-03-02 08:35:37 GMT2021-03-02 16:35:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) Chinese researchers have released the genomes of two giant panda subspecies, revealing the evolutionary characteristics of the giant panda.
Black-and-white giant pandas might all look similar, but there are two different types living in China, namely the Qinling and Sichuan subspecies.
The pandas from southwest China s Sichuan Province have bigger, longer heads and look more similar to bears. Those from the Qinling Mountains of the northwestern Shaanxi Province have rounder heads with shorter noses, meaning they look more like cats.
In a recent issue of Science Bulletin, researchers from Zhejiang University, the BGI Life Science Research Institution, the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda and other research institutes reported the genomes of the two giant panda subspecies, including the first genome assembly of the Qinling subspecies.