how are your genes similar to other snakes?

Question: how are your genes similar to other snakes?
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Asked by dwoolston to Snake Pipefish on 17 Nov 2017.
- Snake Pipefish answered on 17 Nov 2017:
  
  Hi there!
  First of all, I am not a snake, I’m a fish that resembles a snake and that’s just in terms of looks, I don’t move like a snake. So, since I’m a fish and snakes are reptiles, I would say we share genes that are common to vertebrates (animals with a backbone), like groups of genes that make us symmetrical, that regulate our development (most vertebrates go through very similar stages of embryonic development, look it up, there are excellent images online), our immune system, etc.

Question: how are your genes similar to other snakes?