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Chickens are evolving 15 TIMES faster than expected:
Dailymail.co.uk ^ | 27 October 2015 | By Sarah Griffiths for MailOnline

Posted on 10/27/2015 7:41:08 PM PDT by Fred Nerks

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To: Fred Nerks

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https://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2015/11/110215-cals-chickenevolution.html


121 posted on 11/02/2015 10:31:34 AM PST by FBD
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To: FBD; blam
thanks for the link:

The thing everyone knew about mitochondria is that it is almost exclusively passed down the maternal line, but we identified chicks who inherited their mitochondria from their father, said Michelle Alexander, lead author. This finding supports the theory that paternal leakage is not such a rare phenomenon.

122 posted on 11/02/2015 12:37:15 PM PST by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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