An evolutionary leap in plant reproduction: From archegonia and motile sperm to embryo sacs and pollen tubes
Dan Chen, Liwen Tang, Feng Wang, Mengxia Zhang, Siyuan Zheng, Meng Xia, Qian Wu, Mengxing Cao, Pengfei Jia, Ya‐Long Guo, Fei Chen, Xiongbo Peng, Jin Hu, Meng‐Xiang Sun, Hong‐Ju Li, , Wei‐Cai Yang
The paper investigates the evolutionary transition in plant reproduction from archegonia to embryo sacs and pollen tubes using transcriptomic data from Ginkgo and related species.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology