Genomic reconfiguration in parasitic plants involves considerable gene losses alongside global genome size inflation and gene births
Peter Lyko, Susann Wicke
Abstract
Parasitic plant genomes and transcriptomes reveal numerous genetic innovations, the functional-evolutionary relevance and roles of which open unprecedented research avenues.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGeneGenomeGeneticsTranscriptomeComputational biologyGene expressionPlant Parasitism and ResistanceLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Molecular Biology Research