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Can extra chromosomes make a plant more invasive?

In 1948 two researchers looked at polyploidy (additional sets of chromosomes) in 175 weedy species in California and found about equal numbers of diploid and polyploid weeds.  They concluded that polyploidy had little to do with weediness in general, but … Continue reading

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