Plant evolution

Plant, any multicellular, eukaryotic, usually photosynthetic life-form in the kingdom Plantae. There are an estimated 390,900 different species of plants known to science. Learn more about the plant kingdom, including the life and evolutionary histories and physical characteristics of the major plant groups.

Contents Summary 1428 I. The singularity of plant terrestrialization 1428 II. Adaptation vs exaptation – what shaped the land plant toolkit? 1430 III. Trait mosaicism in (higher-...

Evolution of major groups of plants

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Plant evolution -land plant ancestors, water dwelling -green algae have cell walls+photosynthetic pigments identical to plants -similar reproductive cycles -genome very close to plants, prob should be in plantae

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The vegetable equivalent of the fruit fly: studying schizophrenia in plants (Yale)? Arabidopsis thaliana, or thale cress, is commonly used in plant biology labs. This flowering plant needs relatively small space. It's easier to study its DNA (its entire genome has been mapped). Comparably easy to ‘transform’ in terms of inserting DNA into the genome. It has a short lifecycle. elifesciences.org