Chloroplast genomes supply indispensable information that helps improve the phylogenetic
resolution and even as organelle‐scale barcodes. Next‐generation sequencing …

Background Chloroplasts are organelles that conduct photosynthesis in plant and algal
cells. The information chloroplast genome contained is widely used in agriculture and …

Background Complete chloroplast genome sequences provide a valuable source of
molecular markers for studies in molecular ecology and evolution of plants. To obtain …

Plant cells possess two more genomes besides the central nuclear genome: the
mitochondrial genome and the chloroplast genome (or plastome). Compared to the gigantic …

Background Chloroplasts are intracellular organelles that enable plants to conduct
photosynthesis. They arose through the symbiotic integration of a prokaryotic cell into an …

Background Chloroplast genomes evolve slowly and many primers for PCR amplification
and analysis of chloroplast sequences can be used across a wide array of genera. In some …

The size of the chloroplast genome (plastome) of autotrophic angiosperms is generally
conserved. However, the chloroplast genomes of some lineages are greatly expanded …

Background At present, plant molecular systematics and DNA barcoding techniques rely
heavily on the use of chloroplast gene sequences. Because of the relatively low evolutionary …

Background Chloroplast genomes supply valuable genetic information for evolutionary and
functional studies in plants. The past five years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the …

Plastid genomes are an invaluable resource for plant biological studies. However, the
number of completely sequenced plant plastid genomes is still small compared with the vast …