Our ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don't we?
Scientists have identified a gene mutation that may explain why we don't have tails.
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Scientists have identified a gene mutation that may explain why we don't have tails.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don't we?
Scientists recently found that a so-called jumping gene may have jumped ship millions of years ago, and taken our tails with it.
Scientists have identified a gene mutation that may explain why we don't have tails.
WASHINGTON — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we? Somewhere around 20 million or 25 million years ago, when apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. From Darwin’s time, scientists have wondered why — and how — this happened. Now,