Corals are first animals seen to pass on mutations acquired as adults

Adult corals can pass on mutations they have acquired during their lives to their offspring, like some plants do, overturning a belief that no animals can hand down such mutations

Source:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258746-corals-are-first-animals-seen-to-pass-on-mutations-acquired-as-adults/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home