How Did the Galapagos Cormorant Lose Its Wings? (VIDEO)

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences

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UCLA geneticist Alejandro Burga explains how genetic changes during evolution shortened the Galapagos cormorant's wings, leaving it unable to fly. The same genes are linked to rare bone disorders in humans.

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Nancy Williams/UCLA Health

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