The field of comparative plastid genomics has burgeoned during the past decade, largely
due to the availability of rapid, less expensive genome sequencing technologies. Currently …

The plastid genome (plastome) has proved a valuable source of data for evaluating
evolutionary relationships among angiosperms. Through basic and applied approaches, plastid …

To date, publicly available plastid genomes of legumes have for the most part been limited
to the subfamily Papilionoideae. Here we report 13 new plastid genomes of legumes …

Background Key innovations have facilitated novel niche utilization, such as the movement
of the algal predecessors of land plants into terrestrial habitats where drastic fluctuations in …

For species with minor inverted repeat ( IR ) boundary changes in the plastid genome (plastome),
nucleotide substitution rates were previously shown to be lower in the IR than the …

The exchange of genetic material between cellular organelles through intracellular gene
transfer ( IGT ) or between species by horizontal gene transfer ( HGT ) has played an important …

Comprising 501 genera and around 14,000 species, Papilionoideae is not only the largest
subfamily of Fabaceae (Leguminosae; legumes), but also one of the most extraordinarily …

Background and Aims Several unrelated lineages such as plastids, viruses and plasmids,
have converged on quadripartite genomes of similar size with large and small single copy …

Background Rhazya stricta is native to arid regions in South Asia and the Middle East and is
used extensively in folk medicine to treat a wide range of diseases. In addition to generating …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: There is a misinterpretation in the literature regarding the variable
orientation of the small single copy region of plastid genomes (plastomes). The common …