Komodo dragons are incredible animals. They’re lizards, but they have a number of unique tweaks to their chemistry that gives them advantages often only seen in mammals. To figure out how these large predators arrived at their current state, researchers dove into their genes.
The study, which was published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, reveals that Komodo dragons get their unique abilities thanks to specific genetic adaptations. By comparing the genome of the dragons with other similar species, scientists now have a much better idea of what specific genetic quirks are responsible for the traits shared by the species.
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Scientists move one step closer to explaining why Komodo dragons are so awesome originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 16:19:20 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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