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Legacy of ancient ice ages shapes how seagrasses respond to environmental threats today

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In the classic ‘nature versus nurture’ debate, scientists discovered ancient ice ages have shaped the genetics of eelgrasses today — and those genetics could play a stronger role than the environment in shaping how eelgrasses respond to threats.

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