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> It was mutated at least 300 million yeas ago I don't know, the whole group of flowering plants is about 300 million years old (says Wikipedia). Perhaps you m
by sampo 9y ago
> It was mutated at least 300 million yeas ago
I don't know, the whole group of flowering plants is about 300 million years old (says Wikipedia). Perhaps you mean 30 million years.
- gus_massa 9y agoI got the number from http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3843/1/Cervellati_Claudia_tesi.pdf http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3843/1/Cervellati_Claudia_tesi.... (in the abstract) that cites https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11101-006-9033-1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11101-006-9033-1 Apparently is a very very old feature (even older than what I though).
- sampo 9y agoAh, ok. Yes, the last paragraph on page 1 says that the feature appeared before flowering plants, conifers and ferns split up. So yes, it is very ancient. Thank you.
- gus_massa 9y agoI expect a more recent mutation to make the kernels more toxic than the edible part of the fruit, but I couldn't find an article that discuss that.