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Researchers Uncover Secrets of High-Altitude Strawberries

7/26/2025

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Researchers at Taizhou University have unveiled the secrets of two wild strawberries, Fragaria corymbosa and Fragaria moupinensis, thriving in high-altitude habitats. Their findings traced these resilient plants back to F. chinensis, highlighting expanded gene families that bolster UV protection and DNA repair, while revealing a decline in pathogen defense genes. This study deepens our appreciation for plant adaptability.

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Researchers at Taizhou University have unveiled the secrets of two wild strawberries, Fragaria corymbosa and Fragaria moupinensis, thriving in high-altitude habitats. Their findings traced these resilient plants back to F. chinensis, highlighting expanded gene families that bolster UV protection and DNA repair, while revealing a decline in pathogen defense genes. This study deepens our appreciation for plant adaptability.