The evolution of blue-greens and the origins of chloroplastsAll of the available molecular data support the theory that the chloroplasts of eukaryote cells were originally free-living blue-greens. Of great interest is what the relationships are between contemporary types of blue-greens and eukaryote chloroplasts and whether the chloroplasts of the various eukaryotes are the result of one or more than one symbiosis. By combining information from phylogenetic trees based on cytochrome c6 and 2Fe-2S ferredoxin sequences, it is shown that the chloroplasts of a number of eukaryote algae as well as the protist Euglena are polyphyletic; the chloroplasts of green algae and the higher plants may be the result of a single symbiosis.
Document ID
19820037436
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Schwartz, R. M. (National Biomedical Research Foundation Washington, DC, United States)
Dayhoff, M. O. (Georgetown University Washington, DC, United States)