Vavilovian mimicry is the phenomenon whereby weeds evolve to resemble co-located crop plants through unintentional human selection. Here the authors compare mimetic and non-mimetic populations of Echinochloa crus-galli (a weed mimic of rice) to characterize the genomic underpinnings of this case of Vavilovian mimicry.
- Chu-Yu Ye
- Wei Tang
- Longjiang Fan