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Phylogenomics clarifies Balanophora evolution, plastid reduction, and obligate asexuality origins
Petra Světlíková, H. J. Su, Kenji Suetsugu, Filip Husník
This study uses phylogenomic analysis to clarify the evolution of Balanophora, showing independent origins of obligate apomixis and extreme plastid genome reduction linked to parasitism.