Open AccessPlastid Genes That Were Lost along the Road to Parasitism
Author(s) -
Jennifer Lockhart
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.113.251011
Subject(s) - orobanchaceae , biology , parasitism , plastid , orobanche , botany , photosynthesis , parasitic plant , host (biology) , nutrient , meaning (existential) , gene , ecology , chloroplast , genetics , psychology , germination , psychotherapist
Some plants rely on others to do their photosynthesis for them. For example, most plants in the broomrape family (Orobanchaceae; see [figure][1]) are parasitic, meaning they rely on a host plant for inorganic and organic nutrients as well as water. In most land plants, the selective pressure on
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