It should have come as no surprise that the rat’s DNA had “changed much more than the human genome had since the two species diverged from a common ancestor” considering how many more breeding cycles the rat has experienced since that time.
Joe Halton Anacortes, Wash.
The shorter generation time of rodents can’t by itself explain the differences, according to the researchers
.—J. Travis
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