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Fast-evolving genome regions point to DNA that sets humans apart

The collection of 1,500 rapidly changing segments is rich in sequences associated with brain development and disease.
Computer illustration of a DNA sequencing concept

Researchers have found more than one thousand rapidly evolving segments of DNA that help to distinguish hominins from other apes. Credit: KTS Design/Science Photo Library

The fastest-evolving sequences in the human genome might contribute to differences that set our species apart from other apes1.

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Nature 612, 10 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03775-5

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  1. Mangan, R. J. et al. Cell 185, 4587–4603 (2022).

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