Genomic reconfiguration in parasitic plants involves considerable gene losses alongside global genome size inflation and gene births.

Parasitic plant genomes and transcriptomes reveal numerous genetic innovations, the functional-evolutionary relevance and roles of which open unprecedented research avenues.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Plant Physiology

• Publication date

  2021-04-28

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiab192PMID 33909907PMCID PMC8260112
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