The hair sample found in Teslin, Yukon did not come from the elusive sasquatch, but rather from a bison. "The DNA profile of the hair sample we received from the Yukon earlier this week clearly matches reference DNA profiles from North American bison, Bison bison," said Dr. David Coltman, a wildlife geneticist in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta.The tuft of coarse brown hair was sent to the U of A July 18 after Coltman offered to conduct DNA testing. The sample has undergone rigorous analysis, including using a chemical solution to separate the DNA material from the hair shaft. The gene sequences were then studied and compared to known sequences of other animals."Dr. Corey Davis determined the DNA sequence of part of the control region of the mitochondria and compared this to several of our reference samples as well as international genetic databases such as GenBank," said Coltman.Previous results from analysis done by the Yukon Department of Environment suggested the hair came from a bison. The clump of hair was taken from the bush earlier this month near the small Yukon community of Teslin. Witnesses claimed to have spotted a large, furry human-like figure late one night that left behind broken tree branches, large footprints and a clump of hair.For a few days Coltman and his team were not certain they would find anything, as the DNA in the sample was highly degraded and of very low quality. It took repeated attempts and much perseverance to be able to amplify sufficient mitochondrial DNA for sequencing, Coltman said, which is inconsistent with the idea that the hair sample was recently separated from its owner.
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we were so close to finding dna of bigfoot
The American Bison ( Bison Bison Linnaeus ) is probably NOT related to a Big foot or any thing else on two legs. Unless you count the people trying to pull a stunt.