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Göttingen-led team studies land plants' closest algal relatives, publishes in PLOS Biology
A research team led by the University of Göttingen has examined Zygnematophyceae, the algae most closely related to land plants, and reports insights into how multicellularity evolved.
Why it matters: The University of Göttingen-led team's findings on Zygnematophyceae, the closest living relatives of land plants, are now published in PLOS Biology.
A research team led by the University of Göttingen investigated the Zygnematophyceae, a group of algae that the university describes as the closest living relatives of land plants.
According to the university, many species in this group consist of only a single cell, yet they hold important keys to understanding how plants developed.
The university said the team used an extensive dataset to gain insights into the evolution of multicellularity.
The results have been published in the journal PLOS Biology.
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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The Göttingen-led team says its extensive dataset yielded insights into the evolution of multicellularity in this algal group, and those results have now appeared in PLOS Biology.
