Molecular adaptation of rbcL in the heterophyllous aquatic plant Potamogeton.

Heterophyllous aquatic plants show marked phenotypic plasticity. They adapt to environmental changes by producing different leaf types: submerged, floating and terrestrial leaves. By contrast, homophyllous plants produce only submerged leaves and grow entirely underwater. Heterophylly and submerged...

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Main Authors: Satoko Iida, Atsuko Miyagi, Seishiro Aoki, Motomi Ito, Yasuro Kadono, Keiko Kosuge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2646136?pdf=render