Octopuses, squids can re-code over half of their DNA

A group of researchers have revealed that octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish can recode over half of their genetic structures. To execute this process, the creatures use enzymes to pluck out specific RNA bases to replace with a different base, a process called RNA editing. Notably, earlier studies have shown that the mechanism to make proteins not encoded in DNA is found in molluscs for adapting to temperature changes.

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