Nice info on the gene complexes. THanks for sharing, I like this part of the article.
"Chang-Hsien Yang and his colleagues found that the protein complex "L" (for lip) and the protein complex "SP" (for standard petals) of orchids compete to promote the different shapes. If the proteins for lip formation win out, then the orchid will develop a big, prominent lip. If the competing complex wins, then flowers will develop where all of the petals look about the same. A mixture of the two creates a less obvious lip and countless variations."
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We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?"
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by Christina Georgina Rossetti
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Short article on lip evolution
Thay are all amazing. I've got a Hispaniella: it also imitate insect to be pollinated.
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