Fern Scientist Uncovers How Limits Fuel Evolution (IMAGE)

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Fern Scientist Uncovers How Limits Fuel Evolution

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When leaves shift to the dorsal side of the fern’s stem, a smiley face pattern emerges in the stem’s vascular structure, as seen in this sample of a tobacco fern.

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University of Tennessee

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