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Missing Links
Scientific American
  • Philip L Reno, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-18-2017
Disciplines
Abstract

  • Recent analyses have identified more than 500 stretches of DNA that were lost from the human genome but still exist in chimpanzees and other mammals.
  • Three stretches appear to be DNA switches, and loss of two of them freed brains to grow and humans to evolve pair bonding with mates.
  • Loss of another switch from our ancestors may have refined our upright gait, which freed our hands to make and carry tools.

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This article was published in Scientific American, Volume 316, Pages 42-47.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0517-42.

Copyright © 2017.

Citation Information
Philip L Reno. "Missing Links" Scientific American Vol. 316 (2017) p. 42 - 47
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/philip-reno/19/