Jumping Genes May Explain How Ants Spread Globally After Dinosaur Extinction

Jumping Genes May Explain How Ants Spread Globally After Dinosaur Extinction

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This discovery comes after scientists identified a unique genetic mechanism within ant DNA that could explain how ants, despite their small size, managed to spread across the planet following the asteroid event that ended the dinosaurs. The finding sheds light on the evolutionary success of ants in the post-dinosaur era.

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