A molecular phylogeny of the family Iridaceae based on the plastid gene rps 4 was obtained
using both parsimony and distance methods. Thirty-four species were examined together …

Most chloroplast and mitochondrial proteins are encoded by nuclear genes that once
resided in the organellar genomes. Transfer of most of these genes appears to have …

We have compared the sequence organization of four previously uncharacterized legume
chloroplast DNAs-from alfalfa, lupine, wisteria and subclover—to that of legume chloroplast …

Background Oncidium spp. produce commercially important orchid cut flowers. However,
they are amenable to intergeneric and inter-specific crossing making phylogenetic …

Plant breeders routinely utilize many “cytoplasmically inherited” traits in their breeding
programs. Such traits are generally characterized by inheritance that does not follow the …

We have determined the complete chloroplast genome sequences of four early-diverging
lineages of angiosperms, Buxus (Buxaceae), Chloranthus (Chloranthaceae), Dioscorea …

Physical and gene mapping studies reveal that chloroplast DNA from geranium
(Pelargonium hortorum) has sustained a number of extensive duplications and inversions …

Restriction site variation in chloroplast DNA and nuclear ribosomal DNA was examined in
16 accessions from the Salicaceae comprising ten species of Populus and one outgroup …

Restriction mapping studies reveal that the mitochondrial genome of white mustard
(Brassica hirta) exists in the form of a single circular 208 kb chromosome. The B. hirta …

The grade of early-diverging eudicots includes five major lineages: Ranunculales,
Trochodendrales, Buxales, Proteales and Sabiaceae. To examine the evolution of plastome …