Our minds boggle at how the wolf could become the chihuahua, the Saint Bernard, the poodle and the
Komondor. Artificial selection was likewise responsible for transforming the humble wild mustard plant
Brassica oleracea into cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and the breathtaking fractal
Romanesco, all in the span of a few centuries.
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