Exactly. The issue of identity has been on my mind as I delve deeper into my scholarly pursuits. There are plants that do not photosynthesize and ones that are parasitic. There are other organisms in the hot mess that is Protista that are not considered plants, mainly due to unicellularity which is a no-no to botanical taxonomists. Curious question, no?
My research buddy and I have had lengthy discussions and can't seem to agree that the kingdom of Plantae is as efficiently discriminative as people may claim. This genetic continuum makes it difficult to anthropically put things neatly in jars with labels and sort things. Everything is related but is the threshold of relation and non-relation as clearly defined as we would hope? Can we really separate plants from other multicellular organisms as conveniently as we do now?
Its an interesting question and wanted to share and possibly spark a conversation. Any other thoughts?
Sebastian S. Cocioba
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Is it even a correct question from the perspective of molecular biology and evolution?It implies that the tree of life if discrete and its branches don't intersect. Which is not true, right? The evolution is a continuum of changes and DNA get mixed long after species diverge on the tree of life, right?--On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 4:14 PM Sebastian S Cocioba <scocioba@gmail.com> wrote:--It may sound like a silly question but there are some interesting overlaps and exceptions to most definitions. So guys and gals:
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