Nature's Playbook: Scientists Discover Evolution Reuses the Same Successful Genes for Over 100 Million Years
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In a fascinating discovery, researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths have relied on the same pair of genes for more than 120 million years to create similar warning colors. Rather than reinventing the wheel, evolution simply adjusts how these genes are activated, suggesting that life may evolve in more orderly and predictable patterns than scientists previously understood.
In a fascinating discovery, researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths have relied on the same pair of genes for more than 120 million years to create similar warning colors. Rather than reinventing the wheel, evolution simply adjusts how these genes are activated, suggesting that life may evolve in more orderly and predictable patterns than scientists previously understood.