You say tomato, I say potato--cuz tomatoes arose from potato hybrid

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“Potatoes originated 9 million years ago, likely from one instance of hybridization.”

Let’s NOT call the whole thing off.

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Great account at the Atlantic (gift link):

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One of the great achievements of evolutionary processes! Until Solanum tuberosum, the french fries were extremely soggy.

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