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Potato evolved from tomato 9 million years ago

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Potato evolved from tomato 9 million years ago

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Science@beehaw.org · 4 days ago

An international research team has uncovered that natural interbreeding in the wild between tomato plants and potato-like species from South America about 9 million years ago gave rise to the modern-day potato.

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Potato, tomato, let’s call the whole thing off

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