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arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkHow Did Roses Get Their Thorns? The “prickles,” as botanists call them, evolved in roses and other plants thanks to a single gene, a new study found.www.nytimes.com@[email protected] to New York Times gift [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareXanthraxlink2•1 month agoI’d assume it’s like cancer, but it ended up helping the organism, so they all evolved to have them.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink3•1 month agoEvery successful mutation is like that. The article has a fair bit more detail.
I’d assume it’s like cancer, but it ended up helping the organism, so they all evolved to have them.
Every successful mutation is like that. The article has a fair bit more detail.
True.