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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Afrotherians, such as elephants, are the only group of mammals that do not show testicular descent, but rather have testes positioned deep inside the abdomen.

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