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minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoThe convergent evolution of lignin is so wild to me. Like some trees are as distantly related to each other, than we are to fungus.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months ago convergent evolution of lignin Wait, lignin independently arose multiple times?
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoYup, lycophytes and angiosperms. It took fungi almost 100 million years to figure out how to break it down.
The convergent evolution of lignin is so wild to me. Like some trees are as distantly related to each other, than we are to fungus.
Wait, lignin independently arose multiple times?
Yup, lycophytes and angiosperms. It took fungi almost 100 million years to figure out how to break it down.