Journal article
C(4) photosynthesis: convergence upon convergence upon
Current biology, Vol.17(17), pp.R776-R778
09/04/2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102677
PMID: 17803933
Abstract
C(4) photosynthesis has evolved independently numerous times in plants. New work suggests that these multiple origins are the result of recurring selection on a few amino acid positions in the key enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.
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- Title
- C(4) photosynthesis: convergence upon convergence upon
- Creators
- Eric H Roalson - School of Biological Sciences and Center for Integrated Biotechnology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA. roalson@mail.wsu.edu
- Publication Details
- Current biology, Vol.17(17), pp.R776-R778
- Academic Unit
- Biological Sciences, School of
- Publisher
- England
- Identifiers
- 99900546793401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article