Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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During the course of time, biological evolution has produced many new genes. A common example includes the evolution of four species of fruit fly (Drosophila species). The analysis of their genes had identified 200 extra genes from the past millions of years.

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