Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Evolutionary dynamics of chloroplast genomes in low light: a case study of the endolithic green alga Ostreobium quekettii
Vanessa R. Marcelino, Ma Chiela M. Cremen, Christopher J. Jackson…·Heroen Verbruggen
This study analyzes the chloroplast genomes of four green algae, finding that Ostreobium quekettii has a gene-dense, small chloroplast genome and slower molecular evolution rates, consistent with low light adaptation.
DOI 10.1093/gbe/evw206