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Tiny Water Flea Clocks In Record Number Of Genes

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Researchers have sequenced the genome of the common water flea, <em>Daphnia</em>, shown in this false-color micrograph. About 35 percent of the genes are brand new to science. (Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel)
Researchers have sequenced the genome of the common water flea, Daphnia, shown in this false-color micrograph. About 35 percent of the genes are brand new to science. (Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel)

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