Uncertainty in science: is the giant panda a bear or a raccoon?
The few remaining doubts that the giant panda is a bear depend on the belief that it ought to be closely related to the lesser panda, and on controversial interpretations of molecular sequence differences.
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002335:Carnivora / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D011821:Raccoons / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001503:Ursidae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D015046:Zoology
D004247:DNA