Monash University researchers have made a breakthrough discovery about the invasion success of plants, with the revelation that large-scale genetic changes are the common ragweed’s secret to rapidly adapt to new environments. The research discovered 37 large-scale genetic changes, including ‘supergenes’, that have enabled the noxious weed to rapidly invade diverse environments worldwide. Super-genes are…
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