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de-extinction: a standalone construct

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Conservation science

producing proxies of extinct species through cloning or genetic engineering, and the question of releasing them into the wild.

In conservation science, de-extinction refers to producing proxies of extinct species through cloning or genetic engineering, and the question of releasing them into the wild. This meaning comes from Seddon (2014) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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References

Seddon, P. J., Moehrenschlager, A., & Ewen, J. (2014). Reintroducing resurrected species: selecting DeExtinction candidates. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 29(3), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2014.01.007

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