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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hori K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4052687 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20140528
The colonization of land by plants was a key event in the evolution of life. Here we report the draft genome sequence of the filamentous terrestrial alga Klebsormidium flaccidum (Division Charophyta, Order Klebsormidiales) to elucidate the early transition step from aquatic algae to land plants. Comparison of the genome sequence with that of other algae and land plants demonstrate that K. flaccidum acquired many genes specific to land plants. We demonstrate that K. flaccidum indeed produces seve ...[more]