Back to the sea twice: identifying candidate plant genes for molecular evolution to marine life

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Seagrasses are a polyphyletic group of monocotyledonous angiosperms that have adapted to a completely submerged lifestyle in marine waters. Here, we exploit two collections of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) of two wide-spread and eco...

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Main Authors: Reusch Thorsten BH, Olsen Jeanine L, Gu Jenny, Codoñer Francisco M, Wissler Lothar, Procaccini Gabriele, Bornberg-Bauer Erich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/8