Deciding among green plants for whole genome studies.
Abstract
Recent comparative DNA-sequencing studies of chloroplast, mitochondrial and ribosomal
genes have produced an evolutionary tree relating the diversity of green-plant lineages.
By coupling this phylogenetic framework to the explosion of information on genome
content, plant-genomic efforts can and should be extended beyond angiosperm crop and
model systems. Including plant species representative of other crucial evolutionary
nodes would produce the comparative information necessary to understand fully the
organization, function and evolution of plant genomes. The simultaneous development
of genomic tools for green algae, bryophytes, 'seed-free' vascular plants and gymnosperms
should provide insights into the bases of the complex morphological, physiological,
reproductive and biochemical innovations that have characterized the successful transition
of green plants to land.
Type
Journal articleSubject
BryopsidaFerns
DNA, Chloroplast
DNA, Mitochondrial
DNA, Ribosomal
Genomics
Phylogeny
Genome, Plant
Chlorophyta
Magnoliopsida
Cycadopsida
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10.1016/s1360-1385(02)02375-0Publication Info
Pryer, Kathleen M; Schneider, Harald; Zimmer, Elizabeth A; & Ann Banks, Jo (2002). Deciding among green plants for whole genome studies. Trends in plant science, 7(12). pp. 550-554. 10.1016/s1360-1385(02)02375-0. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/21851.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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