Scientists discovered that a holoparasitic plant has replaced portions of its own genome with DNA from its host plant, a rare example of horizontal gene transfer in complex organisms. This finding reveals how some plants adapt to extreme parasitism and challenges understanding of genetic inheritance in multicellular life.
Phys.Org · Thursday, 2 July 2026
All living organisms are known to inherit genes, DNA sequences that contain instructions for producing specific proteins and performing biological functions, from their parents. In some cases, however, genes can also shift between different species via a proc…
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