Still capable of adapting: Researchers study genetic diversity of living fossils
The morphology of coelacanths has not fundamentally changed since the Devonian age, that is, for about 400 million years. Nevertheless, these animals known as living fossils are able to genetically adapt to their environment....
Source: PhysOrg - Thursday, 14 June, 2012
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