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by mapmeld
171 days ago
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Horizontal gene transfer is looking a lot more common than we learned in biology class. Fungi have a class of proteins (Starships) which transfer hundreds of genes, beetles picked up cellulose-digesting proteins from bacteria in their digestive tract and embryos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_(genetics) |
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