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The base of the feathers do, "Feathers are known to contain amplifiable DNA at their base (calamus) and have provided an important genetic source from museum specimens." https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2009.075...

There are also museum specimens, but as you can imagine, way less diverse genetic material can be gathered from those collections.



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