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Annual Review of Genetics

Volume 54, 2020

Brown Algal Model Organisms

Abstract

Model organisms are extensively used in research as accessible and convenient systems for studying a particular area or question in biology. Traditionally, only a limited number of organisms have been studied in detail, but modern genomic tools are enabling researchers to extend beyond the set of classical model organisms to include novel species from less-studied phylogenetic groups. This review focuses on model species for an important group of multicellular organisms, the brown algae. The development of genetic and genomic tools for the filamentous brown alga has led to it emerging as a general model system for this group, but additional models, such as or , remain of interest for specific biological questions. In addition, has emerged as a model system to directly address applied questions related to algal aquaculture. We discuss the past, present, and future of brown algal model organisms in relation to the opportunities and challenges in brown algal research.

Keyword(s): brown algae, life cycle, multicellularity, sex determination
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