Ancient seeds spill secrets about the evolution of flowering plants

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Douglas E. Soltis
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Evolution; Plant sciences;
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10.1038/d41586-021-01347-7
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The origin and rapid diversification of flowering plants is a long-standing “abominable mystery”, as Charles Darwin put it. Part of the puzzle – the origin of the protective covering of flowering-plant seeds – is nearing resolution.
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