Androgenetic species of clam utilizes rare gene capture

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 12:00 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, biologist David Hillis from the University of Texas shows how the freshwater Corbicula clam utilizes rare gene capture to avoid the accumulation of mutations in their androgenetic lines.

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