Comparative transcriptomics in ferns reveals key innovations and divergent evolution of the secondary cell walls

2025/04/23 by Zahin Ali, Zahin Mohd Ali, Qiao Wen Tan +23 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Fern and Epiphyte Biology #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

paper · doi:10.1038/s41477-025-01978-y

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Discussions

• Nice to see in their supplemental tables that mycorrhizal genes tend to be present in terrestrial, and absent in aquatic and epiphytic fern species. doi.org/10.1038/s414... [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]