An animal model of recent human evolution found that a single mutation produced several traits common in East Asian people, from thicker hair to denser sweat glands.
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These genetic variants are likely to influence hair whorl direction by regulating the cell polarity of hair follicles, with cranial neural tube closure and growth also potentially playing a role.
Wang explained that previous studies proposed the hypothesis of associations between hair whorl patterns and abnormal neurological development.