Biology / Unit 14 Bio 3765 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"An Extinct Species Can Be Fully Restored"
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The idea
Assuming an extinct species can be fully restored from genetic material overstates a real capability — genetic material alone reconstructs DNA sequence, not the original community, epigenetic state, or behavior.
In practice
A cloned individual would still need a functioning habitat and, for social species, a population to learn behavior from.
Where people slip
This states the popular framing — Bio 3767 gives the gap it overlooks.
Your place on the trail
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