California Ribbed Mussel (Mytilus californianus) (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

California Ribbed Mussel (Mytilus californianus)

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In an apparent survival strategy, mussels express their genes in cyclic waves that keep eating and growing processes separate.

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Andrew Gracey

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