Chicken - Extintct by Gentic Pollution?

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Genetic pollution and threat of extinction

Wild Jungle fowl, specifically "Red Junglefowl" in India and South Asia are the ancestor of all Poultry Chickens. These are thought to be facing a serious threat of extinction because of genetic pollution which is occurring at the edge of forests where domesticated free ranging chickens are commonly kept in bordering villages and towns, says AvianWeb

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junglefowl unKBY 16270

The extinction is one of the aspects of this genetic engineering issue. The other issue is on humans as raised in a Linked In question

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