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Genes are not passed on exclusively from parents to their offspring. Some are mobile and can also jump to other species, as researchers have now shown. The direct observation of a jumping gene provides the first evidence that such genes can transfer from one species to another—from predator to prey.
#genes #species #biodiversity #evolution #genetransfer -
Genes are not passed on exclusively from parents to their offspring. Some are mobile and can also jump to other species, as researchers have now shown. The direct observation of a jumping gene provides the first evidence that such genes can transfer from one species to another—from predator to prey.
#genes #species #biodiversity #evolution #genetransfer -
New publication: The effects of #ecologicalinteractions and distinct conjugation rates on the invasion of a conjugative #plasmid in bacterial communities. #genetransfer
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2025.111418