Calcium-Sensing Genes Traced to the Roots of Plant Life on Land
A new phylogenomic study of 86 green plant species traces how the calcium-dependent protein kinase gene family originated, expanded, and ...
Tag: Gene duplication
Fungal Genome Guard Turns Out to Be a Secret Engine of Gene Evolution
A population-scale genomic study of Neurospora crassa shows that the fungal defense mechanism RIP pervasively mutates single-copy functional genes, revealing ...
Ancient Grass Genomes Trace the Origins of Starch and Lignin Pathways
Genome sampling at key branches of grass evolution, combined with ancestral enzyme reconstruction, reveals when distinct starch and lignin pathways ...
Soybean’s Hidden Stress Arsenal: 25 Genes That Fire Hardest When Drought and Heat Strike Together
A genome-wide analysis has identified 25 galactinol synthase genes in soybean and revealed that GmGolS-3 and GmGolS-9 respond most strongly ...
Dated Duplications Reveal Eukaryote Evolution
In a compelling advancement that reshapes our understanding of the origin of eukaryotic life, recent research has illuminated the intricate ...
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