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Rampant Gene Loss in the Underground Orchid Rhizanthella gardneri Highlights Evolutionary Constraints on Plastid Genomes
Since the endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts from cyanobacteria 2 billion years ago, the evolution of plastids has been characterized by massive loss of genes. Most plants and algae depend on photosynthesis for energy and have retained ∼110 genes in their chloroplast genome that encode components...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3112369/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21289370 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msr028 |