A decade-long study of the scarlet monkeyflower in the western United States shows how nature can adapt to climate pressure. As prolonged drought reduced populations, researchers tracked rapid genetic changes across entire genomes that improved drought tolerance. The plants evolved quickly enough to stabilize and begin recovering in the wild.
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Mabilis na ebolusyon tumutulong sa mga halaman sa panahon ng tagtuyot

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Sa kanlurang Estados Unidos, sinubaybayan ng mga siyentipiko sa loob ng higit sampung taon ang scarlet monkeyflower habang naapektuhan ng matinding tagtuyot. Natuklasan nila na mabilis na nagbago ang mga gene ng halaman upang maging mas matibay sa kakulangan ng tubig, kaya nakapagsimulang makabawi ang populasyon nito.

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