A Natural Plant? (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Humanities

A Natural Plant?

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Broccoli florets are masses of attempted flowers that are genetically programmed to fail through traditional breeding techniques -- so from the point of view of its wild cabbage relatives, broccoli is a mutant.

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