TLDR Humans lost body hair relatively recently in evolution.
The study "Genetic Variation at the MC1R Locus and the Time since Loss of Human Body Hair" examined genetic diversity at the MC1R locus to estimate when humans lost body hair. Researchers from the University of Utah found that this loss occurred relatively recently in evolutionary terms, contributing to the understanding of human evolution and the genetic factors influencing physical traits.
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