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Published online 30 August 2007 |
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Corrected online: 31 August 2007
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Bacterial genome found within a fly's
DNA transfer from bacteria to animals is more common than thought.
Researchers have found a surprise hidden in the DNA of a fruitfly: what seems to be the entire genome of a parasitic bacterium called Wolbachia. Smaller bits of the promiscuous parasite's genetic material turned up in worms and wasps, too.
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