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Dynein proteins give fly sperm a competitive edge

Every species has some genes that never existed before in evolutionary history, but where do new genes come from? Many new genes are made by copy-and-paste: old genes get copied, rearranged and pasted together with parts of other genes, plus … Continue reading

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