Bdelloid rotifers were believed to have persisted and diversified in the absence of sex. Two papers now show they exchange genes with each other, via horizontal gene transfers as known in bacteria and/or via other forms of non-canonical sex.
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Sunday, March 27, 2016
Bdelloid rotifers Exchange DNA Like Bacteria do, a First for Metazoans (animals)
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