title: Plant genomics: homoplasy heaven in a lycophyte genome.
abstract: The recent genomic sequencing of Selaginella, a member of the lycophyte lineage of vascular plants, opens up all kinds of new opportunities to examine the patterns of evolutionary innovation and the creation of the basic bauplan of plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. ned@oeb.harvard.edu
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D058506:Cambium / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018745:Genome, Plant; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D032503:Selaginellaceae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development