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Oligocene CO2 Decline Promoted C4 Photosynthesis in Grasses

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C4 photosynthesis is an adaptation derived from the more common C3 photosynthetic pathway that confers a higher productivity under warm temperature and low atmospheric CO2 concentration. In this study, they inferred a large phylogenetic tree for the grass family and estimated, and make the C3/C4 divergence times more precise.

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