Discovery of million years old genes in yeast reveals how parasitic DNA impacts genome evolution \
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Discovery of million years old genes in yeast reveals how parasitic DNA impacts genome evolution

20-Oct-2022
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the National Institute for Biological Sciences in Beijing, China has uncovered a selfish gene family that has survived for over 100 million years - 10 times longer than any meiotic driver ever identified - casting new doubt on established beliefs on how natural selection and evolution tackle these threatening sequences.
20-Oct-2022 Science
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