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Well, not to say that evolution is perfect by any means, but I feel like genetics are very complex and reintroducing that gene could have other side effects.
by astrea 6y ago
Well, not to say that evolution is perfect by any means, but I feel like genetics are very complex and reintroducing that gene could have other side effects.
- causality0 6y agoIt codes for one protein, and experiments have turned it on and off in other animals. Turning it off benefited humans by increasing the amount of fructose stored as fat during a time when climate change reduced the availability of fruit. In light of our ridiculous modern caloric intake, turning it back on isn't likely to lead to problems.
- Jarwain 6y agoDo you have a source for this? Not asking out of doubt, but curiosity
- causality0 6y agoKratzer, J., Lanaspa, M., Murphy, M., Cicerchi, C., Graves, C., Tipton, P., Ortlund, E., Johnson, R. and Gaucher, E., 2014. Evolutionary history and metabolic insights of ancient mammalian uricases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(10), pp.3763-3768