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Ferns borrowed genes to flourish in low light - During the age of the dinosaurs, the arrival of flowering plants as competitors could have spelled doom for primitive ferns. Instead, ferns diversified and flourished under the new canopy -- using a mysterious gene that helped them adapt to low-light environments. Scientists have now pinpointed the curious origins of this gene and determined that it was transferred to ferns from a group of unassuming, mossy plants called h... ow.ly/2FG7M7
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:36:00 +0000

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