Complementary Evolution of Coding and Noncoding Sequence Underlies Mammalian Hairlessness

    November 2022 in “ eLife ”
    Amanda Kowalczyk, Maria Chikina, Nathan L Clark
    Studysummary This study found that specific genetic changes in both coding and noncoding regions may have independently driven the evolution of hairlessness in various mammalian species through accelerated evolution.
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