First Jellyfish Genome Reveals Ancient Beginnings of Complex Body Plan (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

First Jellyfish Genome Reveals Ancient Beginnings of Complex Body Plan

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Jellyfish are an ancient and successful group of animals. An in-depth look at the genome of the moon jelly, Aurita aurelia, shows that early jellyfish likely repurposed an existing set of genes to transition between polyp and swimming life stages.

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