2010PLANT PHYSIOLOGYOpen access

Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis—Looking for the Master Switch

Peter Westhoff, Udo Gowik

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C4 photosynthesis is a unique blend of biochemical, anatomical, and gene regulatory characteristics. In the vast majority of C4 plants, i.e. with the exception of single-cell C4 photosynthesis in the Chenopodiaceae, this photosynthetic pathway is the result of the integrated metabolic activities of

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C4 photosynthesis is a unique blend of biochemical, anatomical, and gene regulatory characteristics. In the vast majority of C4 plants, i.e. with the exception of single-cell C4 photosynthesis in the Chenopodiaceae, this photosynthetic pathway is the result of the integrated metabolic activities of

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C4 photosynthesis is a unique blend of biochemical, anatomical, and gene regulatory characteristics. In the vast majority of C4 plants, i.e. with the exception of single-cell C4 photosynthesis in the Chenopodiaceae, this photosynthetic pathway is the result of the integrated metabolic activities of

Key concepts: Photosynthesis, C4 photosynthesis, Biology, Botany, Chenopodiaceae, Evolutionary biology, Computational biology

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