New genetic study helps solve Darwin's mystery about ancient evolution of flowering plants
Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
The evolution and diversification of the more than 300,000 living species of flowering plants may have been "jump started" much earlier than previously calculated, according to a new study. The study provides a wealth of new genetic data and is expected to change the way biologists view the family trees of plants in general and flowering plants in particular.
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