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Parasites in general have shrunken genomes.
by ftxbro 3y ago
Parasites in general have shrunken genomes.
- morkalork 3y agoThey don't need everything to function when they can rely on the host to provide. I like the example of Indian Pipe which is a parasitic plant that's "forgotten" how to produce chlorophyll: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_pipe_PDB.JPG https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_pipe_PDB.JP...