DNA Duplication Played Key Role in Gymnosperm Evolution (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

DNA Duplication Played Key Role in Gymnosperm Evolution

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New research shows genome duplication in the ancestor of modern gymnosperms, a group of seed plants that includes cypresses and pines, might have directly contributed to the origin of the group over 350 million years ago.

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Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History

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