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Scientists unlock 'ancestral code' of banana family
Ning Scientists have recently reconstructed the ancestral karyotype of the banana family, revealing how chromosome numbers decreased step…
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Ning Scientists have recently reconstructed the ancestral karyotype of the banana family, revealing how chromosome numbers decreased stepwise from 17 to 9–11 over evolutionary time. The study was led by scientists from the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Sichuan University and other institutions.
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