Photosystem II is the water-oxidizing and O2-evolving enzyme of photosynthesis. How and
when this remarkable enzyme arose are fundamental questions in the history of life that …

The small bacterial-type genome of the plastid (chloroplast) can be engineered by genetic
transformation, generating cells and plants with transgenic plastid genomes, also referred to …

This review bridges functional and evolutionary aspects of plastid chromosome architecture
in land plants and their putative ancestors. We provide an overview on the structure and …

This completely revised, fourth edition of Introduction to Plant Population Biology continues
the approach taken by its highly successful predecessors. Ecological and genetic principles …

Nuclear copies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have contaminated PCR-based
mitochondrial studies of over 64 different animal species. Since the last review of these …

Heterotrophic carbon acquisition is the most unusual lifestyle in plants, whereby the
heterotrophs obtain water, nutrients, and macromolecules from either another plant or a …

During evolution, the genomes of eukaryotic cells have undergone major restructuring to
meet the new regulatory challenges associated with compartmentalization of the genetic …

Plant organelles arose from two independent endosymbiosis events. Throughout
evolutionary history, tight control of chloroplasts and mitochondria has been gained by the …

Previously conducted sequence analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Columbia-0)
reported an insertion of 270-kb mtDNA into the pericentric region on the short arm of …

Plastid DNA fragments are often found in the plant nuclear genome, and DNA transfer from
plastids to the nucleus is ongoing. However, successful gene transfer is rare. What happens …