Apes do not have tails due to a mutation of the TBXT gene. [2][3] In traditional and non-scientific use, the term ape can include tailless primates taxonomically considered Cercopithecidae …

Sep 24, 2021 · Around 25 million years ago, our ancestors lost their tails. Now geneticists may have found the exact mutation that prevents apes like us growing tails – and if they are right, …

Feb 28, 2024 · Hominoids—which include humans and the apes—however, lost their external tail during evolution. The loss of the tail is inferred to have occurred around 25 million years ago …

Mar 1, 2024 · One of the most striking differences between monkeys and other primates on the one hand and apes on the other is that—with a few exceptions—other primates have tails but …

Feb 28, 2024 · A new study suggests that apes, including chimpanzees and humans, lack tails because a genetic parasite altered a gene important for tail development when the group …

Feb 29, 2024 · Thanks to some advances in gene-editing technology, a new clue to ape tail loss has been uncovered. A genetic diversion in our ancient ancestors about 25 million years ago, …

Sep 11, 2024 · Tails are almost ubiquitous throughout the animal kingdom, yet all apes—the superfamily that includes gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans—lack an …

Feb 28, 2024 · Scientists shed light on the 25-million-year-old genetic twist behind why humans and their ape relatives lack tails.

Apr 9, 2025 · A mobile DNA sequence could explain tail loss in humans and apes In their study, Yoo et al. characterize the complete centromere composition of most chromosomes across apes.

Mar 21, 2025 · Scientists have long classified apes as tailless primates, distinguishing them from monkeys. Recent genetic research has uncovered surprising insights into the evolutionary …