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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

DNA of ‘vampire squid from hell’ helps explain how octopuses evolved

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the elusive “vampire squid from hell” for the first time, providing insights into the origin of cephalopods like octopuses.

It’s the largest cephalopod genome sequenced to date at over 11 billion DNA base molecules, twice as large as the biggest known squid genome and four times larger than the human genome.

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