Molecular Evolution of the Keratin Associated Protein Gene Family in Mammals: Role in the Evolution of Mammalian Hair

    August 2008 in “ BMC Evolutionary Biology ”
    Dong-Dong Wu, David M. Irwin, Ya Ping Zhang … Ya Ping Zhang
    Studysummary This study found that while the KRTAP gene family is unique to mammals, humans have a similar number of these hair gene types as other primates despite having less body hair.
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