Genetic Damage In Minibacteria In Aphids And Ants Repaired By Faulty Copying
Monday, October 6, 2008 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
Aphids (plant lice) and ants carry minibacteria that produce essential amino acids and vitamins. These minibacteria have very limited genetic material and many broken genes. Now, researchers have found that repeated errors in the conversion of DNA to protein save the function of the damaged genes.
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