Plastome reduction and gene content in New World Pilostyles (Apodanthaceae) unveils high similarities to African and Australian congeners.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.03.014
Abstract: Holoparasitism has led to extreme plastome reduction. Plastomes in the legume holoparasite Pilostyles (Apodanthaceae) are the most reduced in both size and gene content known so far in Embryophytes. Here, we found that the Pilostyles… read more here.
Keywords: reduction; plastome reduction; gene content; gene ... See more keywords
Punctuated plastome reduction and host–parasite horizontal gene transfer in the holoparasitic plant genus Aphyllon
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1535
Abstract: Foundational studies of chloroplast genome (plastome) evolution in parasitic plants have focused on broad trends across large clades, particularly among the Orobanchaceae, a species-rich and ecologically diverse family of root parasites. However, the extent to… read more here.
Keywords: plastome reduction; host parasite; host; parasite horizontal ... See more keywords