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Research reveals Butterflies, moths share ancient ‘blocks’ of DNA

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Washington DC: According to new research, butterflies and moths share "blocks" of DNA that are more than 200 million years old. Scientists from the Universities of Exeter (UK), Lübeck (Germany) and Iwate (Japan) devised a tool to compare the chromosomes (DNA molecules) of different butterflies and moths.

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