allopolyploid speciation

Why is White Clover Poisonous? Study Claims Its Chemical Defense Mechanism Resulted From Hybridization

Medicine & Technology Aug 20, 2021

White clover releases toxic cyanide as a defense mechanism called cyanogenesis to deter insect pests. A new study showed that this characteristic could be traced to hybridization from its two European clover species ancestors.

allopolyploid speciation

Why is White Clover Poisonous? Study Claims Its Chemical Defense Mechanism Resulted From Hybridization

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