Molecular 'fossils' Reveal Evolutionary History of Descending Testicles (IMAGE)

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Molecular 'fossils' Reveal Evolutionary History of Descending Testicles

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Position of the testes in elephants, seals and horses highlights that testicular descent does not occur in afrotherians.

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Sharma et al., 2018

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