Land Plant Evolution: Listen to Your Elders

Mario A Arteaga-Vazquez

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.001

Land Plant Evolution: Listen to Your Elders

Curr Biol. 2016 Jan 11;26(1):R26-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.001.

Author

Mario A Arteaga-Vazquez¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Veracruz, Institute for Biotechnology and Applied Ecology (INBIOTECA), Avenida de las Culturas Veracruzanas 101, Colonia Emiliano Zapata, Xalapa, Veracruz, México. Electronic address: maarteaga@uv.mx.

PMID: 26766228
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.001

Abstract

The genetic and molecular basis of the developmental programs underlying adaptive morphological changes is largely unknown. A new study reveals an ancient gene that has been instrumental for the generation of morphological diversity and adaptation in land plants.

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MeSH terms

Biological Evolution
Embryophyta*
Evolution, Molecular
Genes, Plant
Phylogeny*
Plants / genetics