Crucial plant protein traced back to over 600 millions years ago, predating the first plant

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Jan 29, 2025, 1:03 pm154 pts
Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the first plants existed. They traced its origins back to an evolutionary event in a distant unicellular ancestor, during which genetic material was reshuffled. This process gave rise to the…

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