Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): Older, long-lived trees are thought to contribute more to the creation and maintenance of genetic diversity than young, short-lived trees, according to research on the relationship between the growth rate of tropical trees and the frequency of genetic mutations they accumulate.
The study, published as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, provides what the editors describe as compelling evidence tha
Older trees accrue more mutations than their younger ones: Study
