A mobile DNA sequence could explain tail loss in humans and apes

Miriam K. Konkel () and Emily L. Casanova ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 626, issue 8001, 958-959

Abstract: The lack of a tail is one thing that separates apes — including humans — from other primates. Insertion of a short DNA sequence into a gene that controls tail development could explain tail loss in the common ancestor of apes.

Keywords: Evolution; Anthropology; Genetics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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