Evolution of phenotypic disparity in the plant kingdom

James W  Clark; Alexander J. Hetherington; Jennifer L. Morris; Silvia Pressel; Jeffrey G. Duckett; Mark N Puttick; Harald Schneider; Paul Kenrick; Charles H. Wellman; Philip C J Donoghue

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Evolution of phenotypic disparity in the plant kingdom

James W Clark^*, Alexander J. Hetherington^*, Jennifer L. Morris, Silvia Pressel, Jeffrey G. Duckett, Mark N Puttick, Harald Schneider, Paul Kenrick, Charles H. Wellman, Philip C J Donoghue^*

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Abstract

The plant kingdom exhibits diverse bodyplans, from single-celled algae to complex multicellular land plants, but it is unclear how this phenotypic disparity was achieved. Here we show that the living divisions comprise discrete clusters within morphospace, separated largely by reproductive innovations, the extinction of evolutionary intermediates and lineage-specific evolution. Phenotypic complexity correlates not with disparity but with ploidy history, reflecting the role of genome duplication in plant macroevolution. Overall, the plant kingdom exhibits a pattern of episodically increasing disparity throughout its evolutionary history, that mirrors the evolutionary floras and reflects ecological expansion facilitated by reproductive innovations. This pattern also parallels that seen in the animal and fungal kingdoms, suggesting a general pattern for the evolution of multicellular bodyplans.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1618-1626
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nature Plants
Volume	9
Issue number	10
Early online date	4 Sept 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01513-x
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 4 Sept 2023

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Funding Information:
We thank D. Edwards for discussion. This research was funded by Standard Grant no. NE/N002067/1 from the Natural Environment Research Council (to P.C.J.D., H.S., S.P., C.H.W. and P.K.), Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship grant nos RF-2022-167 and RPG-2020-199 (to P.C.J.D.), John Templeton Foundation grant nos JTF 62574 and JTF 62220 (to P.C.J.D.; the opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation), Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant no. GBMF9741 (to P.C.J.D.), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council grant no. BB/T012773/1 (to P.C.J.D.) and UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship grant no. MR/T018585/1 (to A.J.H.).

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The origin of plants: genomes, rocks, and biochemical cycles./
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Whole Genome Duplication and the Evolution of the Land Plant Body Plan
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