‘This wasn’t obvious’: the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor, researchers find
by Ivana Drobnjak O'Brien from Science | The Guardian on (#6Z107)
Hybridisation event took place about 9 million years ago, helping to spark the emergence of a new organ'
When it comes to the senses, there could not be a greater difference between Friday night chips and juicy Mediterranean tomatoes.
However, scientists have discovered that these two foods are not so far from each other after all. Landmark research has found the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor nearly 9 million years ago.
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