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

Nature, Published online: 28 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00309-zThe 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.

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

Nature, Published online: 28 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00309-z

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.
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