Different Tree Species Use the Same Genes to Adapt to Climate Change, Researchers Find

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 15:01 in Biology & Nature

Large-scale analysis revealed that both pine and spruce use the same suite of 47 genes to adapt to geographic variation in temperature, and to appropriately time acquisition of cold hardiness - a trait that allows plants to tolerate the adverse conditions of winter.

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