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Hybrids

In Our Time: Science

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The Evolution of Butterfly Hybridization

There's been an increase in hybridization among plants. This has led to a huge diversification of flowering plants, which was then followed by polinading insects. It hasn't happened naturally because it's something we can't just habrit all at once. But there is some evidence that there's an increase in hybrids, as steve said, in disturbed areas. And this could be down to humans creating more 'hybrids' with each other than animals do.

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