Plant mitochondrial genomes (mtDNAs) vary in sequence structure. We assembled the
Brassica oleracea var. capitata mtDNA using a mean coverage depth of 25X whole genome …

Background Gymnosperms represent five of the six lineages of seed plants. However, most
sequenced plant mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have been generated for …

Background Acer truncatum (purpleblow maple) is a woody tree species that produces
seeds with high levels of valuable fatty acids (especially nervonic acid). The species is …

Background The complex physical structure and abundant repeat sequences make it difficult
to assemble the mitogenomes of seed plants, especially gymnosperms. Only approximately …

Background Punica granatum is a fundamentally important fruit tree that has important
economic, medicinal and ornamental properties. At present, there are few reports on the …

Background The melon belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, whose economic importance
among vegetable crops is second only to Solanaceae. The melon has a small genome size …

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 …

Algae are plastid-containing protists that belong to a large variety of eukaryotic groups.
Consistent with the broad phylogenetic affiliations of algae, their mitochondrial genomes are …

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 …

Background Mitochondrial gene loss and functional transfer to the nucleus is an ongoing
process in many lineages of plants, resulting in substantial variation across species in …