Observatory: Different Varieties of Mustard Plants Have Unique Spice Genes

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 19:10 in Biology & Nature

Very slight differences in a family of genes regulating spiciness in wild mustard plants determine not only the degree of heat but also a plant’s prospects of survival.

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