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germline restricted chromosomes

Researchers study why many life forms discard pieces of their DNA as they develop

Researchers: "A surprisingly wide array of creatures, all the way up to some vertebrates, dump significant stretches of DNA during early development, so the stretches don’t end up in most of their body cells." [Only in the germ cells they pass on.] Read More ›