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Why is it necessary to conserve genetic diversity of species? Do protected areas serve any useful purpose in this context?

  • UPSC 2019
  • Environmental Geography

Genetic diversity is the variety of alleles and gene combinations within and between populations of one species — the base tier of biodiversity (the term Edward O. Wilson popularised), beneath species and ecosystem diversity.

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  • Why Genetic Diversity Must Be Conserved
  • Adaptive potential
  • Food and medicine security
  • Escaping the extinction vortex
  • Do Protected Areas Serve Any Useful Purpose?
  • Yes — they keep populations large and evolving
  • …and 1 more sections, with a conclusion

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