FRAGMENT FROM NATURE continues from last weekend with the theme of jumping genes (transposons) and viruses in Morning Glories and tulips, respectively. The virally-induced genetic changes in flower tissues are somatic and typically not inherited, causing an ephemeral durability of the plants, except when vegetatively propagated, and explaining why some prized gems have vanished.
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022