A Variety of Wild, Intermediate Type and Domesticated Tomatoes (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

A Variety of Wild, Intermediate Type and Domesticated Tomatoes

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Evolutionary biologists and geneticists at UMass Amherst report that they have identified missing links in the tomato's evolution from a wild blueberry-sized fruit in South America to the larger modern tomato of today.

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University of Georgia/Alexis Ramos

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