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Curious About Genetics?
Ask a Geneticist has answers! Search for topics you’re interested in and read all about the building blocks of life as we know it. Don’t know where to start? Check out some of our favorites in Editor’s Choice or Quirky Questions. Or read our most popular topics in Common Questions.
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Do similar traits in different species imply shared genes?
February 15, 2022
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Are all humans the same subspecies?
August 6, 2019
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Why can’t humans and dogs have offspring?
July 29, 2015
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Why can’t mules breed?
June 20, 2007
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If people evolved from apes, then why are there still apes?
December 1, 2005
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Are there any examples of evolution happening around us right now?
September 28, 2005
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