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Re: Dive Physiology: Aquaporin duplication in human genome

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An analysis of DNA from 10 primate species reveals that, compared with the genome of chimpanzees and gorillas, our genome includes many more duplicates of a gene called aquaporin 7 (AQP7), which transports water and sugary compounds into cells
This is because, nature, in her infinite wisdom, knew humans would eventually be heavy drinkers and junk food eaters!
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