#Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought
“#Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought” Supergenes play an outsized role in maintaining wild sunflowers’ extensive variation, according to University of British Columbia research in Nature. Credit: Marco Todesco, University of British Columbia. Massive blocks of genes—inherited together ‘plug and play’ style—may play a larger role in evolutionary adaption than previously…