Marbled Crayfish That Can Clone Themselves Originated From One Mutant Ancestor
6 February 2018, 9:52 pm EST By Allan Adamson Tech Times
The marbled crayfish did not exist 25 years ago, but it now numbers in millions. Genome sequencing revealed that the species descended from a single mutant crayfish with an extra DNA. ( Wikimedia Commons )
A crayfish with remarkable ability to clone itself is taking over Europe. Interestingly, the species did not even exist about 25
The creature started to become popular among aquarium hobbyists in Germany in the late 1990s. The creature can lay enormous numbers of eggs at a time. Soon, marmorkrebs started to show up in pet stores in Germany.
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