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The inevitability of C4 photosynthesis

eLife (2014) 2014(3)
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.03702
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Abstract

Elements of C4 photosynthesis - a complex adaptation that increases photosynthetic efficiency - may have evolved first to correct an intercellular nitrogen imbalance, and only later evolved a central role in carbon fixation. © Edwards.

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Edwards, E. J. (2014). The inevitability of C4 photosynthesis. ELife, 2014(3). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03702

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