Survival of the Fit-Ish (IMAGE)

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Survival of the Fit-Ish

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Genes exist together in a genome, much like people live together in societies. Within this more or less organized community, occasionally parasitic genes arise to the detriment of the larger group, prompting the genome to use strategies to mitigate these effects. Photo courtesy of Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

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