Financial Gazette
  • Science
  • Global

Cockroach genomes are packed with DNA transferred by their endosymbiont bacterial partners

  • June 17, 2026 at 4:20 PM
  • 6 views
Cockroach genomes are packed with DNA transferred by their endosymbiont bacterial partners
Genes aren't just transferred from parents to their offspring. Nature has found other ways to pass on genetic information, even between different species. And a new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports that cockroaches, in particular, are riddled with DNA transferred from another species.

Originally published at Phys.org

Share: