A plant that reproduces sexually but has clone-like offspring
Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02789-7The plant Rhynchospora tenuis has no exchange of DNA between parental chromosomes during the production of male and female sex cells. Even so, it still transmits chromosomes and retains sexual reproduction. This unusual system restores parental genetic variants, leading to clonal-like inheritance across generations despite sex-cell production and fertilization.
Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02789-7The plant Rhynchospora tenuis has no exchange of DNA between parental chromosomes during the production of male and female sex cells. Even so, it still transmits chromosomes and retains sexual reproduction. This unusual system restores parental genetic variants, leading to clonal-like inheritance across generations despite sex-cell production and fertilization.
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