When Simpler Is Better. Unicellular Green Algae for Discovering New Genes and Functions in Carbohydrate Metabolism

Of all algae, those in the division chlorophyta (green algae) display the closest relationship to the vascular plants. Chlorophytes harbor a chloroplast that is considered to have originated from a single endosymbiotic event and contain the same types of photosynthetic pigments as land plants. At