Publications by authors named "Clara Priemer"
Article Synopsis
- The subgenus Tillandsia is part of a rapidly evolving group of plants known for their unique water-saving adaptation called Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), which has independently evolved in various plant families.
- Researchers analyzed the genomes of two Tillandsia species with different photosynthetic traits to understand how CAM evolved, discovering that significant genomic rearrangements and a dynamic landscape of transposable elements influenced their genomes.
- The study found that changes in how photosynthesis is regulated played a key role in CAM evolution, with certain significant gene families expanding in the species that use CAM, although the actual DNA sequences of these genes weren't under strong selection pressure.
