More chimpanzee genes have been positively selected for than human ones.
Humans are generally believed to be more highly ‘evolved’ than our chimpanzee cousins. But in at least one sense that isn’t true, say geneticists who have hunted for the hallmarks of natural selection in our respective genomes – and found more of them in chimps.
More chimpanzee genes have been positively selected for than human ones.
Humans are generally believed to be more highly ‘evolved’ than our chimpanzee cousins. But in at least one sense that isn’t true, say geneticists who have hunted for the hallmarks of natural selection in our respective genomes – and found more of them in chimps.
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