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A chemical evolution model of the Local Group dwarf galaxy Draco is considered in the framework of merger scenario. The use of the merger scenario allows us to reproduce the observed metallicity distribution function of Draco galaxy quite well.
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The author warmly thanks Dr. Recchi for the review and valuable remarks, Organizing Committee for kind hospitality and European Astronomical Society for partial financial support. This work was partially supported by the Cosmomicrophysics program of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Space Agency of Ukraine.
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Nykytyuk, T. (2012). A Chemical Evolution of Local Dwarf Galaxies: Draco Galaxy. In: Papaderos, P., Recchi, S., Hensler, G. (eds) Dwarf Galaxies: Keys to Galaxy Formation and Evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22018-0_12
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