First Genetic Link Between Reptile And Human Heart Evolution Found

By jyaron | Published: September 4, 2009

human heart evolution

Scientists have traced the evolution of the four-chambered human heart to a common genetic factor linked to the development of hearts in turtles and other reptiles. The research shows how a specific protein that turns on genes is involved in heart formation in turtles, lizards and humans.

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