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I’m an apple farmer — how the wax on your fruit really gets there, you shouldn’t be scared
That wax is the cuticle of the apple, a naturally occurring protective layer that many fruits and vegetables have. “The apple produces a natural wax on it, and this helps with water retention, ...
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Is RNA inheritance possible?
Pruitt's team was investigating HOTHEAD, a gene responsible for wax cuticle production that, when mutated, causes organ fusion. Previous research has shown unusual point mutation instability in the ...