Plants retain a 'genetic memory' of past population crashes, study shows
February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026
MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 12 -- McGill University posted the following news release:
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Plants retain a 'genetic memory' of past population crashes, study shows
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Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of that history, such as reduced genetic diversity. Because genetic diversity hel . . .
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Plants retain a 'genetic memory' of past population crashes, study shows
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Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of that history, such as reduced genetic diversity. Because genetic diversity hel . . .