patterns of gene activity were pointing to a kind of biological cut-and-paste

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An example of simile in popular science writing,

"The patterns of gene activity were pointing to a kind of biological cut-and-paste: a genetic process used to form the main body axis was redeployed to make other bodily structures."

Neil Shubin (2020). Some Assembly Required. Decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA. Oneworld Publications.

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