House mice colonizing North America's two coasts evolved parallel adaptations to the cold (IMAGE)

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House mice colonizing North America's two coasts evolved parallel adaptations to the cold

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House mice from cold environments (right) have evolved to become bigger than house mice from warm environments (left) in a few hundred years.

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Katya Mack

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