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Presence of three mycorrhizal genes in the common ancestor of land plants suggests a key role of mycorrhizas in the colonization of land by plants.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2010
Wang Bin, Yeun Li Huey, Xue Jia-Yu, Liu Yang, Ané Jean-Michel, Qiu Yin-Long
Abstract excerpt
*The colonization of land by plants fundamentally altered environmental conditions on earth. Plant-mycorrhizal fungus symbiosis likely played a key role in this process by assisting plants to absorb water and nutrients from soil. *Here, in a diverse set of land plants, we investigated the evolutionary histories and functional conservation of three genes required for mycorrhiza formation in legumes and rice (Oryza...
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