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“The plant has evolved a way to protect its most important genes from mutation,” Monroe says. “This is exciting because we could even use these discoveries to think about how to protect human genes from mutation.” In the future, one might use them to predict which genes are best targets for breeding because they evolve fast, or which are most likely to cause disease in humans.

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FvckY0u 8 Jan 16
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It has long been known that the larger chromosomes, often carry many fewer useful genes, than small ones, perhaps that protects them against harmful macro mutations which are more likely on the larger chromosomes.

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