Your Thanksgiving Turkey Is in Danger of Poor Genetic Diversity From Overbreeding
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A broad-breasted Bronze turkey tom, who could be a serious danger to his mate merely by virtue of his weight.
A broad-breasted Bronze turkey tom, who could be a serious danger to his mate merely by virtue of his weight.
This week Thanksgiving tables across the nation will be laden with that most American of birds, the turkey.
Ancient turkeys weren't anything like your average Butterball, genetic research shows.
Ancient turkeys weren’t your average Butterball. We Americans raised about 254 million turkeys this year, and ran up a $9.1…