The same process of relentless evolutionary selection has shaped both species — our last common ancestor was a mere 75 million years ago. (scientificamerican.com)
This is human - driven evolutionary selection, which happened with all of our crop plants as wild plants were converted into more and more useful and nutritious versions. (sciencedaily.com)
By analyzing gene expression and measured traits in aneuploids and polyploids, and in their hybrids, he derived the Gene Balance Hypothesis, an encompassing concept that can explain hybrid vigor (heterosis), as well as evolutionary selection in polyploids and in duplicated genes. (aspb.org)