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. 2013 Jun 27;14(6):122.
doi: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-122.

A conifer genome spruces up plant phylogenomics

Pamela S Soltis, Douglas E Soltis

A conifer genome spruces up plant phylogenomics

Pamela S Soltis et al. Genome Biol. .

Abstract

The Norway spruce genome provides key insights into the evolution of plant genomes, leading to testable new hypotheses about conifer, gymnosperm, and vascular plant evolution.

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Simplified phylogeny of land plants, showing major clades and their component lineages. Asterisks indicate species (or lineage) for which whole-genome sequence (or sequences) is (are) available. Increases and decreases in genome size are shown by arrows.
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