The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.Read Moreyour-feed-science, Endangered and Extinct Species, Genetics and Heredity, Animals, Research, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Biology and Biochemistry, Ice Age, Fossils, Mammoths (Animals)NYT > Health