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Salmon 'evolves' in one generation

By: China.org.cn
Dec 27,2011

A new research suggested salmon born in hatcheries can evolve in just a single generation, Daily Mail reported.

The change in their genetic make-up is so dramatic that it sometimes makes them unable to breed with wild fish.

The amazing discovery is seen as an indicator that evolutionary change doesn't always take thousands of years.

 
 
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