The most genes in an animal? Tiny crustacean holds the record

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have discovered that the animal with the most genes--about 31,000--is the near-microscopic freshwater crustacean Daphnia pulex, or water flea. By comparison, humans have about 23,000...

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