Modeling the evolution of C4 photosynthesis.

Beer, Karlyn D; Orellana, Mónica V; Baliga, Nitin S · Cell · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The prediction and verification of adaptive trajectories on macroevolutionary timescales have rarely been achieved for complex biological systems. Employing a model linking biological information at multiple scales, Heckmann et al. simulate likely sequences of evolutionary changes from C3 to C4 photosynthesis biochemistry.

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