First known gene transfer from plant to insect identified

Re:First known gene transfer from plant to insect identified by echelon on Saturday March 27, 2021 @08:57PM (#26607109)

After the first few generations of the gene, sure. But the first organism to get it probably got it somatically and transferred it through gametes.

Evolution is hill climbing, but the gene introduction was random. Just as mutations themselves are.

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Re:First known gene transfer from plant to insect identified by lolthishuman on Monday March 29, 2021 @04:36PM (#26627828)

I don’t think it’s purely random like what random actually means. It’s a set (or graph if you wish) with bias. All biology has a bias.

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