Natural transgenes could help plants adapt to local conditions
Can "borrowed" genes contribute to ecological adaptation in plants? A recently published article in the scientific journal Proceeding of the Royal Society B suggests that this may be the case. Transgenes are genes that have moved from a donor to a recipient organism in the absence of sexual reproduction. Whereas the genetic modification of crop species involves the deliberate creation of transgene
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/natural-transgenes-could-help-plants-adapt-local-conditions - 2025-10-03