Hidden Layer of Genome Unveils How Plants May Adapt to Environments Throughout the World (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Hidden Layer of Genome Unveils How Plants May Adapt to Environments Throughout the World

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This graphic depicts a collection of wild Arabidopsis thaliana from around the world that have adapted to their local environment. This collection of plants was used to understand the patterns of population epigenomic diversity within a species.

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<p>Photographs were contributed by Patrick Gooden, Kathleen Donohue and @2011 Google. Graphic was designed by Jamie Simon </p>

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