Tag: "natural selection"
Round Up Rebels: The Rise of the Superweed
As any biologist would have predicted, weeds are becoming resistant to the herbicide Round Up. But they aren't resistant because they took up a gene that had been added to the GM crops. They are resistant because that is what happens when you overuse an herbicide.
Post on Mar 19, 2012 by Dr. Barry Starr from QUEST Northern California
Dominant isn't Always Common
A common genetic misconception is that dominant means common. Here Dr. Starr explains why dominant and recessive doesn't matter for how common a trait is.
Post on Jun 06, 2011 by Dr. Barry Starr
