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Clues to Early Age of Exploration Found in Sweet Potato Genome Wired This finding supports the so-called tripartite hypothesis, which argues that the sweet potato was introduced to the region three times: first through premodern contact between Polynesia and South America, then by Spanish traders sailing west from … Sweet potato DNA indicates early Polynesians traveled to South America DNA shows how the sweet potato crossed the sea Polynesians reached South America, picked up sweet potatoes, went home |
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