Embryos Show All Animals Share Ancient Genes : Discovery News

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It has long been known that at early stages in embryonic development we have tails, fur or gill-like structures ( ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny) tracing out our evolutionary past. Here's why. Embryonic genes are shared between species.


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