The results of RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA) ana lysis showed that genetic variation was obvious between the univoltin e ecotype and the bivoltine ecotype.
Different killer-whale ecotypes even communicate using distinct " dialects" made of clicks, whistles and calls, with " accents" that differ between pods.
Most of what makes killer-whale ecotypes distinct is their culture-socially learned behaviours that killer whales are known to transmit from one generation to the next.
And we've got this new classification system, the ecotypes, pointing towards more tailored therapies, plus this potential universal target, inectin-2-tiget.