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The inevitability of C(4) photosynthesis

Elements of C(4) photosynthesis—a complex adaptation that increases photosynthetic efficiency—may have evolved first to correct an intercellular nitrogen imbalance, and only later evolved a central role in carbon fixation.

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Autor principal: Edwards, Erika J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25052081
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03702
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spelling pubmed-41060742014-08-22 The inevitability of C(4) photosynthesis Edwards, Erika J eLife Genomics and Evolutionary Biology Elements of C(4) photosynthesis—a complex adaptation that increases photosynthetic efficiency—may have evolved first to correct an intercellular nitrogen imbalance, and only later evolved a central role in carbon fixation. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2014-07-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4106074/ /pubmed/25052081 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03702 Text en Copyright © 2014, Edwards http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106074/
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