Root evolution: Evidence for convergent evolution of root meristem

Meng Li; Shuang Wu

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.055

Root evolution: Evidence for convergent evolution of root meristem

Curr Biol. 2023 Oct 9;33(19):R1009-R1010. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.055.

Authors

Meng Li¹, Shuang Wu²

Affiliations

¹ Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
² Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China. Electronic address: wus@fafu.edu.cn.

PMID: 37816319
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.055

Abstract

The root system is thought to have evolved independently during the process of plant terrestrialization. It is unclear how the molecular regulation of the root meristem has been modified during these independent root evolutions. Two new reports provide important evidence in support of the putative convergent evolution of lycophyte roots.

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MeSH terms

Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Meristem* / genetics
Plant Roots* / genetics
Plants