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Most potatoes are genetic clones
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When you buy a bag of russets, you are basically buying an army of identical twins. Because potatoes are grown vegetatively from the eyes of other potatoes rather than from true seeds, a massive portion of global crops shares the exact same genetic code. This makes them perfectly consistent for french fries, but horrifyingly vulnerable to a single specialized disease.
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