The evolution of the land plant life cycle

New Phytologist

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-41

  Niklas, Karl J ^a   Kutschera, Ulrich ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternation of generations; Archegonia; Chara; Cooksonia; Homeodomain gene networks; Homology; Life cycle evolution; MADS box genes

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CLADISTICS; COMMON ANCESTRY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTINCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPOROPHYTE;

ALGA; EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ALGAE; EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT STRUCTURES; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION;

ALGAE; CHARA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CHAROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; COOKSONIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PRASINOPHYCEAE; RHYNIA; ZOSTEROPHYLLUM;

EID: 71249116114     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03054.x     Document Type: Review

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