We used DNA sequencing and gel blot surveys to assess the integrity of the chloroplast
gene infA, which codes for translation initiation factor 1, in> 300 diverse angiosperms …

It is well known that genes from chloroplasts and mitochondria were transferred to the
nucleus many times during plant evolution. But in what form do the transferred genes …

Arabidopsis thaliana knockout lines for the plant-specific eukaryotic translation initiation
factors eIFiso4G1 (i4g1) and eIFiso4G2 (i4g2) genes have been obtained. To address the …

The relative rate of occurrence of nucleotide substitutions versus indel (insertion/deletion)
events is investigated by comparing complete DNA sequence data from the noncoding …

Despite the potential power and extensive use of DNA variation for phylogenetic
reconstruction, it has become increasingly apparent that DNA phylogenies are often …

Introns and spacers are a rich and well-appreciated information source for evolutionary
studies in plants. Compared to coding sequences, the mutational dynamics of introns and …

Cloned genes from tobacco, spinach, and pea were used as hybridization probes to localize
36 protein genes on the chloroplast chromosomes of four legumes—mung bean, common …

The chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) inversion in the Asteraceae has been cited as a classic
example of using genomic rearrangements for defining major lineages of plants. We further …

A surprisingly large number of plant nuclear DNA sequences inferred to be remnants of
chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA migration events were detected through computer …

Comparative genomics has provided evidence for numerous conserved protein domains
whose functions remain unknown. We identified a protein harboring “domain of unknown …