• tail loss in apes and humans

    From erik simpson@eastside.erik@gmail.com to sc.bio.paleontology on Sun Oct 27 10:38:35 2024
    From Newsgroup: sci.bio.paleontology


    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07095-8

    The question remains whether the mutation in the TBXT gene is due to
    some advantage to the animal or whether is is due to drift. In the
    latter case the mutation may be neutral or not seriously disadvantageous.
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