Punctuated plastome reduction and host–parasite horizontal gene transfer in the holoparasitic plant genus Aphyllon
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1535
Abstract: Foundational studies of chloroplast genome (plastome) evolution in parasitic plants have focused on broad trends across large clades, particularly among the Orobanchaceae, a species-rich and ecologically diverse family of root parasites. However, the extent to… read more here.
Keywords: plastome reduction; host parasite; host; parasite horizontal ... See more keywords