Do we have dodo DNA?
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Dodo DNA is quite rare because DNA decays easy in warm climates and since the dodo was endemic to tropical Mauritius almost all bones found there do not contain viable DNA. However because the Dodo was brought to the more temperate Europe, scientists were able to sequencing Dodo DNA using bones stored in Copenhagen..
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