Green Algae Genetics
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 454
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Green algae are a large group of eukaryotic photosynthetic algae encompassing over 8,000 species that have evolved a wide array sizes, shapes and survival strategies. Green algae are mostly aquatic, but many species have adapted to extreme and unusual environments, including forming symbioses with other organisms.
In these environments, they have important ecological roles in biomass accumulation and nutrient cycling. To do this, green algae have evolved varied and flexible metabolic strategies that allow them to thrive in varied and extreme environments. The group is classically defined by the presence of chlorophylls a and b, and produce starch that is stored in their chloroplasts, similar to land plants. However, there are several species of green algae that have lost their photosynthetic pigments and instead obtain carbon from alternative sources. Green algae also have the potential to revolutionize our economy as factories for high-value products and to meet our future oil and energy needs.
Despite the diversity and importance of green algae, their biology and genomics are largely enigmatic, because the group as a whole has unique biological and biochemical features that are not shared with other major groups such as land plants. Thus, genome analysis of green algae shows promise in relation to our ability to gain major insights into the varied strategies these organisms use to adapt and thrive in their diverse and extreme environments.
In this Special Issue, we aim to gather different reviews and original research articles on green algae genomics applied to environmental adaptation and the potential use of algae as biofactories.
Prof. Bradley Olson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green algae
- diversity
- metabolism adaptation
- environmental adaptation
- genome analysis
- biofactories
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