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The Secret Of The Four-Leaf Clover

MAR 16, 2013
Researchers unlock the genetics to lucky four-leaf plant.
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The Secret Of The Four-Leaf Clover

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UGA research team unlocks secret to producing lucky four-leaf clovers

The University of Georgia – Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics

Wayne Parrott, University of Georgia

Inside Science Buzzwords:

  1. Clover - A plant in the pea family known for its (usually) three leaves. A shamrock is a young clover plant.
  2. Genetics - A branch of biology that studies genes, heredity and how they can vary in living organisms.
  3. Cross-breeding - To create a new plant breed by combining the genes of two different plants.

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