Chloroplasts removed from their species of origin may survive for various periods and even
photosynthesize in foreign cells. One of the best studied and impressively long, naturally …

Lateral gene transfers (LGT), species to species transmission of genes by means other than
direct inheritance from a common ancestor, have played significant role in shaping …

Background Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is traditionally considered to be rare in
multicellular eukaryotes such as animals. Recently, many genes of miscellaneous algal …

Several species of kleptoplastic, sacoglossan sea slug photosynthesize using chloroplasts
sequestered inside their digestive cells from algal food sources. However, sequestered …

Photosynthesis is composed of tightly coupled reactions requiring finely tuned
nucleocytosolic‐plastid interaction. Herein, we examined the influence of light on select …

Alga is an informal name that refers to a diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotes that
have a polyphyletic origin in the tree of life. Although genomics has provided powerful tools …

[ES] El presente artículo explora el papel de la denominada evolución reticulada en el
proceso global de la evolución biológica. En concreto, se revisa como transferencia génica …

The symbiosis between the mollusc Elysia chlorotica and chloroplasts of its algal prey,
Vaucheria litorea, has challenged the understanding of chloroplast biology. E. chlorotica …