Evolution isn’t random. Scientists find the same genes used for 120 million years

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May 4, 2026, 1:09 am119 ptsTrending
Evolution seems to follow a script more often than expected. Researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths have reused the same pair of genes for over 120 million years to produce strikingly similar warning colors. Rather than altering the genes themselves, evolution modifies how they’re…

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