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Asexual Species Can Adapt to their Environment Even Without Changing their DNA

Asexual species do not have genetic variability like humans, and most animals, do. Despite that, they can still adapt to environmental changes using modifications to their DNA known as epigenetic changes. Continue reading Asexual Species Can Adapt to their Environment Even Without Changing their DNA

September 27, 2021September 22, 20217 Comments

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