Jumping gene caught moving between species in first direct observation | HappeningNow.news
Published Date: June 20, 2026

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Jumping gene caught moving between species in first direct observation

Genes are not passed on exclusively from parents to their offspring.

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Genes are not passed on exclusively from parents to their offspring. Some are mobile and can also jump to other species, as researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen have now shown. The direct observation of a jumping gene provides the first evidence that such genes can transfer from one species to another—from predator to pr…

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