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

Autor: Konkel, Miriam K., Casanova, Emily L.
Zdroj: Nature; Feb2024, Vol. 626 Issue 8001, p958-959, 2p
Abstrakt: 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. An alternatively spliced gene contributed to tail loss in early apes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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