Gene losses did not stop the evolution of big brains.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 30322446.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.41912 and PMC identifier 6191282.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Elephants and fruit bats have evolved large brains even though they have lost a gene that is fundamental to the supply of energy to the brain when glucose is not available.
Medical subject headings
- Biological Evolution
- Brain
- Genes