| Literature DB >> 26547812 |
Laurentius A C J Voesenek1, Ronald Pierik2, Rashmi Sasidharan2.
Abstract
We propose that the ability to synthesize ethylene was selectively lost in evolution when the ancestors of fully aquatic higher plants lost their terrestrial lifestyle. We suggest that there has been negative selection on ethylene in these submerged species because it might interfere with growth in permanently deluged environments.Entities:
Keywords: ethylene; evolution; flooding; submergence
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26547812 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.10.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Plant Sci ISSN: 1360-1385 Impact factor: 18.313