How the same plant species can programme itself to flower at different times in different climates

Monday, July 16, 2012 - 09:11 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org) -- Researchers led by Professor Caroline Dean have uncovered the genetic basis for variations in the vernalization response shown by plants growing in very different climates, linking epigenetic mechanisms with evolutionary change.

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