First jellyfish genome reveals ancient beginnings of complex body plan

Monday, December 3, 2018 - 12:50 in Biology & Nature

The first in-depth look at the genome of a jellyfish -- the moon jelly Aurelia aurita -- shows that early jellyfish recycled existing genes to gain the ability to morph from polyp to medusa.

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