fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 年前Evolution isn't linear.mander.xyzimagemessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up11.12Karrow-down116
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minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 年前How is horizontal gene transfer between microbes in any way relevant to a discussion about the ancestry of chickens that only reaches back to the dinosauria clade? Chickens are invariably a sub-group of the bigger group dinosaurs.
minus-squareHaagel@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Not just microbes. HGT has been observed in carnivorous plants as well. It could be much more prevalent than we think.
How is horizontal gene transfer between microbes in any way relevant to a discussion about the ancestry of chickens that only reaches back to the dinosauria clade? Chickens are invariably a sub-group of the bigger group dinosaurs.
Not just microbes. HGT has been observed in carnivorous plants as well. It could be much more prevalent than we think.