David R Nelson, Alexandra Mystikou, Ashish Jaiswal, Cecilia Rad-Menendez, Michael J Preston, Frederik De Boever, Diana C El Assal, Sarah Daakour, Michael W Lomas, Jean-Claude Twizere, David H Green, William C Ratcliff, Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani
Macroalgae are multicellular, aquatic autotrophs that play vital roles in global climate maintenance and have diverse applications in biotechnology and eco-engineering, which are directly linked to their multicellularity phenotypes. However, their genomic diversity and the evolutionary mechanisms underlying multicellularity in these organisms remain uncharacterized. In this study, we sequenced 110 macroalgal genomes from diverse climates and phyla, and identified key genomic features that distinguish them from their microalgal relatives...
April 9, 2024: Molecular Plant