Figure 1: the Evolutionary Path to Becoming a Mycoheterotroph (IMAGE)

Kobe University

Figure 1: the Evolutionary Path to Becoming a Mycoheterotroph

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Figure 1: The evolutionary path to becoming a mycoheterotroph (fungi-dependent parasite). Comparative studies are difficult because of the striking transformations of the plants themselves and a lack of closely-related autotrophic species.

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