An algal greening of land

• William F. Martin ^[2] ; John F. Allen ^[1]
  1. [1] University College London

     University College London

     Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] Institute of Molecular Evolution, Heinrich-Heine-University
• Localización: Cell, ISSN 0092-8674, Vol. 174, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 256-258
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Photosynthetic eukaryotes arose ∼1.5 billion years ago by endosymbiosis with a cyanobacterium. Algae then evolved for a billion years before one lineage finally colonized land. Why the wait? The Chara braunii genome details a decisive step linking plant origins with Earth’s history.