Photorespiration and the Evolution of C<sub>4</sub>Photosynthesis

F. Sage, Rowan; L. Sage, Tammy; Kocacinar, Ferit

doi:10.1146/annurev-arplant-042811-105511

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Photorespiration and the Evolution of C<sub>4</sub>Photosynthesis

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Authors:

Rowan F. Sage

Tammy L. Sage

Ferit Kocacinar

Abstract

C 4 photosynthesis is one of the most convergent evolutionary phenomena in the biological world, with at least 66 independent origins. Evidence from these lineages consistently indicates that the C 4 pathway is the end result of a series of evolutionary modifications to recover photorespired CO 2 in...

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