Researchers have developed a novel genetic clock to date marine plant clones, discovering a 1402-year-old seagrass clone in the Baltic Sea.
Researchers have utilized a revolutionary genetic clock to date marine plant clones, marking a significant advance in our understanding of ancient marine ecosystems.Researchers from Kiel, London, Oldenburg, and Davis, California, have leveraged a revolutionary genetic clock that helped them to determine the age of a huge marine plant clone.
The oldest clone was 1402 years old and came from the Baltic Sea, which means this eelgrass clone surpasses the lifespans of Greenland sharks and Ocean Quahogs, which live only a few hundred years. Researchers believe that “clonal species” mostly produce genetically similar offspring. They do this by branching or budding. Most of the time, it reaches the size of a football field, or even bigger. These offspring do not seem to be identical but.
The researchers are awaiting a high quality genome so they can begin further research. Some of the researchers in California had already kept a seagrass clone in their culture tanks for 17 years.
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