Mar 9
3 min read
What do Elephants, Narwhals, and Guinea Pigs Have in Common?
And why you shouldn’t serve them alcohol
In addition to all being mammals, what elephants, narwhals, and guinea pigs have in common is that all three are among the creatures on ten branches of the mammalian family tree where the ADH7 gene has broken. Inheriting a dysfunctional form of that gene might make it harder for these animals’ bodies to break down…
