La rápida adaptación de las malezas y la expansión del área en respuesta a la agricultura en los últimos dos siglos

Julia M Kreiner1,2, Sergio M Latorre3,4, Hernán A Burbano3,4

  • 1Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 8, 2022
PubMed
Resumen

La agricultura moderna ha acelerado la evolución del cáñamo acuático común (Amaranthus tuberculatus) a través de una selección intensa y una expansión del área asistida por el hombre. Esto ha remodelado su genoma e impulsado su éxito generalizado en las tierras de cultivo de América del Norte.

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