Did our limbs may have evolved from sharks' gills

Did our limbs may have evolved from sharks' gills Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 25, 2016 - Latest analysis shows that human limbs share a genetic programme with the gills of cartilaginous fishes such as sharks and skates, providing evidence to support a century-old theory on the origin of limbs that had been widely discounted. An idea first proposed 138 years ago that limbs evolved from gills, which has been widely discredited due to lack of supporting fossil evidence, may prove ... more

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