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Do members of the same species have the same genes? If not then what do they have in common in terms of genetic info?
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Do members of the same species have the same genes? If not then what do they have in common in terms of genetic info?
Do members of the same species have the same genes? If not then what do they have in common in terms of genetic info?
Also just an extra piece of info, genes are maintained over an organism's evolution, however, genes can also be exchanged or "stolen" from other organisms. Bacteria can exchange plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance genes through conjugation, and viruses can insert their genes into host cells. Some mammalian genes have also been adopted by viruses and later passed onto other mammalian hosts. Regardless of how an organism gets and retains a gene, regions essential for the correct function of the protein are always conserved. Some mutations can accumulate in non-essential regions; these mutations are an overall history of the evolutionary life of a gene.
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