These baboons borrowed a third of their genes from their cousins - Phys.org


8/4/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Science X staff

New genetic analyses of wild baboons in southern Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization in their DNA. As a result of interbreeding, about a third of their genetic makeup consists of genes from another, closely-related species.

New genetic analyses of wild baboons in southern Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization in their DNA. As a result of interbreeding, about a third of their genetic makeup consis… [+5535 chars]

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