A Genetic Oddity May Give Octopuses and Squids Their Smarts
The “genetic oddity” that may explain the extraordinary intelligence of octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish (known as cephalopods) is their bizarre and extensive use of RNA editing. This process allows them to effectively rewrite their own genetic instructions on the fly, granting them rapid neurological flexibility that is almost unheard of in the animal kingdom, particularly […]
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