CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Chapter 31, Problem 14TYK
Botanists are looking for the wild ancestors of potatoes, corn, and wheat. Why is this search important?
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