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Colorful Clones

Colorful Clones
by Julian Jacobs


Under UV light, in the La Jolla tide pools, a colony of aggregating anemones (Anthopleura elegantissima) emits a fluorescent glow. Each patch of these anemones is a genetically identical colony of clones, all derived asexually from a single individual, making them a fascinating study in colony genetics and behavior.

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