Submitted by coding_ac t3_10nf3kw in askscience
No_Perspective4340 t1_j6doew6 wrote
Reply to comment by MixPuzzleheaded1730 in Has a new animal species evolved since mankind’s existence? by coding_ac
Not new species per se, but certain human traits and genetic variances are more recent than others. The ability to digest lactose in adults is thought to be a recent development, for instance (https://doi.org/10.1038/500020a). A trend happening in the past couple centuries or so is increased presence of the medial artery (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13224).
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