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Horizontal gene transfer

The movement of transposons between species, often via viral intermediaries. This process challenges traditional views of vertical inheritance and suggests transposons can act as genetic bridges across evolutionary lineages.

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How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution

Half of our genome is made of transposons — snips of DNA that can move and copy themselves. But they’re more than parasites or genetic junk. The post How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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