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Characteristics of plastid genomes in the genus Ceratostigma inhabiting arid habitats in China and their phylogenomic implications
BackgroundCeratostigma , a genus in the Plumbaginaceae, is an ecologically dominant group of shrubs, subshrub and herb mainly distributed in...
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H4 acetylation by the NuA4 complex is required for plastid transcription and chloroplast biogenesis
Chloroplast biogenesis is crucial in plant development, as it is essential for the transition to autotrophic growth. This process is light-induced...
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Diversity, community structure, and quantity of eukaryotic phytoplankton revealed using 18S rRNA and plastid 16S rRNA genes and pigment markers: a case study of the Pearl River Estuary
Understanding consistencies and discrepancies in characterizing diversity and quantity of phytoplankton is essential for better modeling ecosystem...
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Dissecting the continuum and unravelling the phylogeographic knot of plastid DNA in European white oaks (Quercus sect. Quercus): ancient signatures and multiple diversity reservoirs
Available knowledge on the European white oaks ( Quercus , sect. Quercus ) plastome still exhibits large gaps, mostly in respect of detailed phylogeny...
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Phylogeny and diversification of genus Sanicula L. (Apiaceae): novel insights from plastid phylogenomic analyses
BackgroundThe genus Sanicula L. is a unique perennial herb that holds important medicinal values. Although the previous studies on Sanicula provided...
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Rapid sequence evolution is associated with genetic incompatibilities in the plastid Clp complex
Key messageReplacing the native clpP1 gene in the Nicotiana plastid genome with homologs from different donor species showed that the extent of...
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Remarkable mitochondrial genome heterogeneity in Meniocus linifolius (Brassicaceae)
Key messageDetailed analyses of 16 genomes identified a remarkable acceleration of mutation rate, hence mitochondrial sequence and structural...
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Assembly and characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Ventilago leiocarpa
Key messageWe reported the mitochondrial genome of Ventilago leiocarpa for the first time. Two and one sites lead to the generation of stop and stat...
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Plastid phylogenomic insights into relationships, divergence, and evolution of Apiales
Main conclusionMembers of Apiales are monophyletic and radiated in the Late Cretaceous. Fruit morphologies are critical for Apiales evolution and...
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Dalbergia congesta (Fabaceae), an endangered legume endemic to the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India
Reference-guided de novo assembly of the Dalbergia congesta chloroplast genome was carried out using whole-genome sequencing data. The newly...
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Plastid ribosome protein L5 is essential for post-globular embryo development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Plastid ribosomal proteins (PRPs) can play essential roles in plastid ribosome functioning that affect plant function and development. However, the...
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The evolution of ephemeral flora in **njiang, China: insights from plastid phylogenomic analyses of Brassicaceae
BackgroundThe ephemeral flora of northern **njiang, China, plays an important role in the desert ecosystems. However, the evolutionary history of...
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Plastid marker-based phylogeny reveals insights into relationships among Papilionoideae species
The Papilionoideae subfamily comprises more than 14,000 species, 501 genera and 32 tribes, representing two-thirds of all genera and species in the...
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Brassica juncea Genome Assemblies—Characteristics and Utilization
Brassica juncea (AABB, n = 18, ~922 Mb) is a natural allopolyploid of B. rapa (AA, n = 10) and B. nigra (BB, n = 8). Oleiferous types of B. juncea...
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Plastid genome insight to the taxonomic problem for Aconitum pendulum and A. flavum (Ranunculaceae)
As the original species of traditional Chinese medicine “Tie Bang Chui,” the distribution of the Aconitum pendulum and A. flavum almost wholly...
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Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Viburnum chinshanense
BackgroundViburnum chinshanense is an endemic species found exclusively in the North-Central and South-Central regions of China. This species is a...
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Comparative and phylogenetic analyses of six Kenya Polystachya (Orchidaceae) species based on the complete chloroplast genome sequences
BackgroundPolystachya Hook. is a large pantropical orchid genus (c. 240 species) distributed in Africa, southern Asia and the Americas, with the...
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Chloroplast Genome of Diospyros Species
At present, the genetic relationships among individual species within the Diospyros genus remain poorly defined, as do the progenitor, origins, and...
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MitoHiFi: a python pipeline for mitochondrial genome assembly from PacBio high fidelity reads
BackgroundPacBio high fidelity (HiFi) sequencing reads are both long (15–20 kb) and highly accurate (> Q20). Because of these properties, they have...
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Testing plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences as the next-generation DNA barcodes for species identification and phylogenetic analysis in Acer
BackgroundAcer is a taxonomically intractable and speciose genus that contains over 150 species. It is challenging to distinguish Acer species only...
