英国牛津大学的科学家最近绘制出了两种恐鸟的线粒体基因组图谱 ,这是人类首次绘出一种已经灭绝的动物的线粒体完全基因组图谱。恐鸟是已知鸟类中体型最大的 ,属于平胸鸟 ,体高可达 4米 ,翅膀退化不能飞翔 ,生活在新西兰 ,大约于 180 0年左右灭绝。与恐鸟血缘相近的平胸鸟还有 Recently, scientists at the University of Oxford in England mapped the mitochondrial genomes of two species of dinosaurs, the first complete human genome map of mitochondria from an extinct animal. Bird of prey is known to be the largest body of birds, belonging to flat-necked birds, up to 4 meters in height, the wings can not fly degradation, living in New Zealand, about 180 extinction. Threatened birds and chestnuts similar bloodline