Once Tadpoles Lose Lungs, They Never Get Them Back

Once tadpoles lose lungs, they never get them back

Tadpole species that lost their lungs through evolution never re-evolve them, even when environmental change would make it advantageous—bucking long-standing assumptions about how lost traits can reemerge, according to a new study.

Cornell Study Finds Tadpoles That Evolve Lung Loss Do Not Regain Them

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