Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: He went on to the University of California , Berkeley , where his work with E. B. Babcock on the genetic evolution of plant species , and his association with a group of evolutionary biologists known as the Bay Area Biosystematists , led him to develop a comprehensive synthesis of plant evolution incorporating genetics .
Simplified: He went on to the University of California , Berkeley , where his work led to a synthesis of plant evolution and genetics .