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.
THUMBS UP A human version of a stretch of DNA, when inserted into a mouse embryo, cranks up the activity of genes in the developing thumb (shown blue).
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