Phys.org·5 min read·hard
One million years without sex fails to erase stick insects' unused biological system
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Bangor University
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Researchers have discovered that stick insects of the genus Timema have maintained their dosage compensation mechanisms for gene expression despite not reproducing sexually for one million years. This finding challenges the expectation that such biological systems would erode over long periods of asexual reproduction.
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