Since the endosymbiont origin from α‐Proteobacteria, mitochondrial genomes have
undergone extremely divergent evolutionary trajectories among eukaryotic lineages …

Mitochondrial genomes are remarkably diverse among green plants, and the explosion of
genome sequencing over the last 30 years has greatly expanded our understanding of this …

Higher plant mitochondrial genomes are unique in their size, complexity and evolutionary
dynamics. However, in spite of the existence of physical maps, the structural organization of …

Land plants feature particularly complicated mitochondrial genomes. Plant mitochondrial
DNAs may be more than 100 times larger than those of animals and are structurally much …

Ever since its discovery, the double-stranded DNA contained in the mitochondria of
eukaryotes has fascinated researchers because of its bacterial endosymbiotic origin, crucial …

Plant mitochondrial genomes are usually assembled and displayed as circular maps based
on the widely-held view across the broad community of life scientists that circular genome …

Despite intense investigation for over 25 years, the in vivo structure of plant mitochondrial
genomes remains uncertain. Mapping studies and genome sequencing generally produce …

Plant mitochondrial genomes vary widely in size. Although many plant mitochondrial
genomes have been sequenced and assembled, the vast majority are of angiosperms, and …

Background Angiosperm mitochondrial genomes are more complex than those of other
organisms. Analyses of the mitochondrial genome sequences of at least 11 angiosperm …

The mitochondrial genomes of angiosperms are the largest mitochondrial genomes so far
reported and are highly variable in size among plant species. The comparative analysis of …