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A new study evaluates the reliability of enamel proteins for reconstructing primate phylogeny through paleoproteomics. By analyzing genomic data from 232 primate species, researchers find that enamel protein sequences can provide robust phylogenetic insights, even with fossil fragmentation:
Feb 26, 2025, 6:46 AM
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