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When the visually aesthetic choice isn't  the best choice, the unintended consequences of human selection on reproductive success.

 From The New York Times:

Flavor Is Price of Scarlet Hue of Tomatoes, Study Finds

A gene mutation that breeders latched onto because it makes a tomato uniformly red also stifles genes that contribute to its taste, researchers say.

http://nyti.ms/N1aTeT


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