Genetic Engineering to Increase Gene Pool
<p>Breeding species with populations lower than MVP may be dangerous as the reduced gene pool can cause more harm than good. For instance, inbreeding can increase extinction risk (<a href="https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-015-0031-x" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Neaves et al., 2015</a> ). Therefore, cloning can be applicable. However, cloning produces genetically similar organisms, which, left to bred, will also cause the same troubles as inbreeding. The solution would be cloning plus genetic engineering. Cloning allows us to increase the number of species in the population. However, if all of the species express the same genes, then the small gene pool will cause harm, as discussed. Therefore, the genes of the cloned species should be altered. By altering non-life-threatening genes, we can create enough genetic diversity until the MVP is attained. Once the population reaches its MVP, the animals are free to breed without fear of inbreeding depression.</p>
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