This Jumping Gene Spreads Through Marine Animals’ DNA - The Atlantic
▻https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-shellfish-gene/558131
Another weird pattern: When the team created a family tree of the various species in which Steamer genes appear, and put it next to Steamer’s own genealogy, the two look completely different. This discrepancy means that Steamer isn’t just inherited in the usual vertical way, from parent to offspring. It also moves horizontally between individuals, and even between species.
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