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The Potato's Mysterious Family Tree Revealed–and It Includes Tomatoes
- hgv 1y agoOriginal article: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00736-6 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00736-6
- Terr_ 1y agoThat surprise connection makes me think of how there are several common vegetables which look rather different, but are all a species of Brassica Oleracea, warped into different cultivars. (Cabbage, Broccoli, Kale, Brussel Sprouts, etc.) https://www.businessinsider.com/brassica-oleracea-broccoli-kale-brussels-sprouts-2017-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/brassica-oleracea-broccoli-k... That said, the trippy fractals of Romanesco look the best.
- dekhn 1y agothe big difference being, those cultivars are (IIUC) all human created, while this was a long-time-ago evolutionary event.
- Suppafly 1y agohasn't this been known for a long time?