Tomatoes (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Tomatoes

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After centuries of breeding, tomatoes now take all sorts of shapes and sizes, from cherry-like to hefty heirloom fruit. Scientists are teasing out at the level of genes how and why these physical changes show up.

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Lippman Lab/CSHL/HHMI

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