Chickens are evolving 15 TIMES faster than expected:

Dailymail.co.uk ^ | 27 October 2015 | By Sarah Griffiths for MailOnline

[Fred Nerks]

Scientists discover the birds have developed two mutations in just 50 years Genes of White Plymouth Rock chickens mutated twice in 50 years Scientists previously thought rate of change in mitochondrial genomes was never faster than about two per cent per million years Mutations suggest rate of evolution in the chickens is 15 times faster Study goes against theory evolution can only be seen over long periods

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https://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2015/11/110215-cals-chickenevolution.html

[Fred Nerks]

thanks for the link:

The thing everyone knew about mitochondria is that it is almost exclusively passed down the maternal line, but we identified chicks who inherited their mitochondria from their father, said Michelle Alexander, lead author. This finding supports the theory that paternal leakage is not such a rare phenomenon.