Horizontal gene transfer: Driving the evolution and adaptation of plants

J Integr Plant Biol. 2023 Mar;65(3):613-616. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13407. Epub 2023 Jan 2.

Abstract

Horizontal gene transfer greatly contributes to the diversification and long-term evolution of green plants. Recent studies suggest that horizontal gene transfer events drove the evolution and adaptation of charophyte green algae and land plants.

MeSH terms

  • Embryophyta* / genetics
  • Gene Transfer, Horizontal
  • Phylogeny
  • Plants / genetics
  • Viridiplantae*