Key message Detailed analyses of 16 genomes identified a remarkable acceleration of
mutation rate, hence mitochondrial sequence and structural heterogeneity, in Meniocus …

Background Aquilegia is a model system for studying the evolution of adaptive radiation.
However, very few studies have been conducted on the Aquilegia mitochondrial genome …

The genus Broussonetia (Moraceae) is comprised of three non-hybrid recognized species
that all produce high quality fiber essential in the development of papermaking and …

Unlike the typical single circular structure of most animal mitochondrial genomes
(mitogenome), the drastic structural variation of plant mitogenomes is a result of a mixture of …

Key message We reported the mitochondrial genome of Taraxacum mongolicum for the first
time. Five pairs of repeats that can mediate recombination were validated, leading to …

Plant mitochondrial (mt) genomes are species specific due to the vast of foreign DNA
migration and frequent recombination of repeated sequences. Sequencing of the mt …

The most intriguing characteristics of plant mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) include
their high variation in both sequence and structure, the extensive horizontal gene transfer …

Background Dalbergia odorifera is an economically and culturally important species in the
Fabaceae because of the high-quality lumber and traditional Chinese medicines made from …

Willow is a widely used dioecious woody plant of Salicaceae family in China. Due to their
high biomass yields, willows are promising sources for bioenergy crops. In this study, we …

Background Compared to their counterparts in animals, the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of
angiosperms exhibit a number of unique features. However, unravelling their evolution is …