Sequencing electric eel genome unlocks shocking secrets

Friday, June 27, 2014 - 03:00 in Biology & Nature

For the first time, the genome of the electric eel has been sequenced. For the first time, the genome of the electric eel has been sequenced. This discovery has revealed the secret of how fishes with electric organs have evolved six times in the history of life to produce electricity outside of their bodies.

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