C(4) photosynthesis: need a gene? Borrow one!
- PMID: 22401897
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.01.043
C(4) photosynthesis: need a gene? Borrow one!
Abstract
Horizontal gene transfer has been increasingly documented between eukaryotes, but a new study suggests a much larger role for horizontal gene transfer in physiological adaption through the transfer of photosynthetic pathway genes.
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Adaptive evolution of C(4) photosynthesis through recurrent lateral gene transfer.Curr Biol. 2012 Mar 6;22(5):445-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.01.054. Epub 2012 Feb 16. Curr Biol. 2012. PMID: 22342748
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