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Signatures of Transcription Factor Evolution and the Secondary Gain of Red Algae Complexity.
Genes - 9 Jul 2021
Petroll Romy, Schreiber Mona, Finke Hermann, Cock J Mark, Gould Sven B, Rensing Stefan A
Abstract excerpt
Red algae (Rhodophyta) belong to the superphylum Archaeplastida, and are a species-rich group exhibiting diverse morphologies. Theory has it that the unicellular red algal ancestor went through a phase of genome contraction caused by adaptation to extreme environments. More recently, the classes Porphyridiophyceae, Bangiophyceae, and Florideophyceae experienced genome expansions, coinciding with an increase in...
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