2/9/2008 8:11 PMGreg wrote:
Your discussion on cloning reminded me of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic in the 1970s. A large portion of the corn produced in the US was from the same genetic stock. We came close to having a monoculture. When the blight hit, it hit hard due to the lack of genetic variability.
Your discussion on cloning reminded me of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic in the 1970s. A large portion of the corn produced in the US was from the same genetic stock. We came close to having a monoculture. When the blight hit, it hit hard due to the lack of genetic variability.