植物生物学：基因组揭示了外来生物的秘密。

Plant Biology: Genome Reveals Secrets of the Alien Within.

机构信息

School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

出版信息

Curr Biol. 2021 Mar 8;31(5):R241-R243. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.012.

DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.012

Abstract

The genome of the parasitic plant Sapria himalayana reveals extraordinary changes that reflect its endoparasitic lifestyle. The genome has lost many genes, including the entire chloroplast genome, but has gained genes through horizontal gene transfer and repeated transposable elements.

摘要

寄生植物喜马拉雅雪莲的基因组揭示了反映其内生寄生生活方式的非凡变化。该基因组丢失了许多基因，包括整个叶绿体基因组，但通过水平基因转移和重复转座元件获得了基因。