Jianzhi Zhang presents evidence an example of parallel evolution in a gene for an enzyme that helps leaf-eating monkeys digest their food.
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The new work builds on previous research in which Zhang showed that the duplication of a gene encoding a pancreatic enzyme helped Asian colobine monkeys cope with an unusual diet and is reported in the current issue of Nature Genetics.