Tag Archives: Trifolium repens

Hybridization in the depths of the last glacial period created a world-conquering clover

Posted on 30 May, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder

Plants’ flexibility with the structure of their genome — able to cope with proliferating transposons, whole-genome duplications, or even acquisition of complete sets of chromosomes from another species — is a big source of evolutionary novelty. Duplication of a single gene … Continue reading →

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Field notes from city streets

Posted on 8 Jun, 2018 by Jeremy Yoder

I spent this morning in Los Angeles city parks, pulling up clover. This attracted less attention than you might expect. Angelenos are, as a group, not inclined to bother people who aren’t doing anyone else any obvious harm, and honestly … Continue reading →

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