一个国际科研团队最近报告说,他们完成了对一只东北虎的基因组测序。这是人类首次获得老虎的全基因组图谱,有助研究大型猫科动物的遗传多样性和保护濒危动物。这项研究由韩国、中国、俄罗斯、蒙古国等国科研人员共同完成,测序目标是韩国首尔一家动物园中一只9岁的雄性东北虎,历时三年绘制出它的完整基因组图谱。此前科研人员曾在2007年完成对家猫的基因组测序,但绘制出 An international research team recently reported that they have completed the genome sequencing of a Siberian tiger. This is the first time that humans have been able to access the whole genome of tigers, helping to study the genetic diversity of big cats and protect endangered animals. The study was conducted by researchers from South Korea, China, Russia and Mongolia. The sequencing target was a 9-year-old male Amur tiger in a zoo in Seoul, Korea. It completed its complete genome map for three years. Researchers had previously completed genome sequencing of domestic cats in 2007, but mapped out