Biologists have created a “tree of life” of flower plants on the basis of large-scale DNA investigation

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Biologists have created a “tree of life” of flower plants on the basis of large-scale DNA investigation

Using genetic data from over 9,500 species of flowering plants, biologists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK) have drawn up an evolutionary relationships map between them. The 'tree of life' compiled will help scientists pull together the origin of flowering plants and provide a basis for future efforts to conserve them, writes New Scientist. Around 90% of terrestrial plants - both flowering and seed-producing, known as angiosperms. Flower…