Hybrid Wild Boar with Domestic Pig Ancestry in Fukushima Evacuation Zone (IMAGE)

Fukushima University

Hybrid Wild Boar with Domestic Pig Ancestry in Fukushima Evacuation Zone

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A wild boar with visible traits linked to domestic pig ancestry in Fukushima’s evacuation zone. After the 2011 nuclear accident, escaped pigs interbred with wild boar, creating a rare hybridization event that allowed researchers to study how maternal lineage influences genetic turnover in wildlife populations.

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Associate Prof. Hiroko Ishiniwa from Mukogawa Women's University, Japan

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