The Antarctic sea ice alga Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L provides insights into adaptive patterns of chloroplast evolution

The Antarctic sea ice alga Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L provides insights into adaptive patterns of chloroplast evolution

Abstract Background The ice alga Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L is the main contributor to primary productivity in Antarctic sea ice ecosystems and is well adapted to the extremely harsh environment. However, the adaptive mechanism of Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L to sea-ice environment remains unclear. To study...

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Main Authors: Zhenhua Zhang, Meiling An, Jinlai Miao, Zhiqiang Gu, Chang Liu, Bojian Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Antarctic ice algae
Positive selection
Photosynthesis
Convergent evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1273-x

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