Gene regulation

josephpalazzo · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:38 am Post subject: Gene regulation

...makes the human

Another study reveals...

-- that genes alone don’t make the man — after all, humans and chimps share roughly 98 percent of their DNA. But where, when and how much genes are turned on may be essential in setting people apart from other primates.

-- that changes in the regulation of genes— rather than changes in the genes themselves — were crucial evolutionary steps in the human ability to use fire, invent wheels and ponder existential questions, like what distinguishes people from our primate cousins.

Link: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/36201/title/Gene_regulation_makes_the_human

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