Life on Earth as we know it would not be possible without the evolution of plants, and without
the transition of plants to live on land. Land plants (also known as embryophytes) are a …

The ecological footprint and economic performance of the current suite of biofuel production
methods make them insufficient to displace fossil fuels and reduce their impact on the …

Chloroplast genomes have retained a core set of genes from their cyanobacterial ancestor,
most of them required for the light reactions of photosynthesis or functions connected with …

Chlorophylls are magnesium-tetrapyrrole molecules that play essential roles in
photosynthesis. All chlorophylls have similar five-membered ring structures, with variations …

Plant cells possess two more genomes besides the central nuclear genome: the
mitochondrial genome and the chloroplast genome (or plastome). Compared to the gigantic …

In eukaryotes, DNA is exchanged between endosymbiosis-derived compartments
(mitochondria and chloroplasts) and the nucleus. Organelle-to-nucleus DNA transfer …

Among eukaryotes, four major phytoplankton lineages are responsible for marine
photosynthesis; prymnesiophytes, alveolates, stramenopiles, and prasinophytes …

The chloroplast genomes of the pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum and the centric
diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana have been completely sequenced and are compared with …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the origin and evolution of coccolithophores and
presents an up-to-date summary of coccolithophore evolution, integrating recent …

Perspectives on the classification of eukaryotic diversity have changed rapidly in recent
years, as the four eukaryotic groups within the five-kingdom classification—plants, animals …