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

The evolution in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has led to the development
of many different assembly algorithms, but few of them focus on assembling the organelle …

During the evolution of the eukaryotic cell, plastids, and mitochondria arose from an
endosymbiotic process, which determined the presence of three genetic compartments into …

The cacti are one of the most celebrated radiations of succulent plants. There has been
much speculation about their age, but progress in dating cactus origins has been hindered …

Angiosperms are the largest and most successful clade of land plants with> 250,000 species
distributed in nearly every terrestrial habitat. Many phylogenetic studies have been based on …

Geraniaceae plastid genomes are highly rearranged, and each of the four genera already
sequenced in the family has a distinct genome organization. This study reports plastid …

Salvia miltiorrhiza is an important medicinal plant with great economic and medicinal value.
The complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Salvia miltiorrhiza, the first sequenced …

Abstract Background Polystachya Hook. is a large pantropical orchid genus (c. 240 species)
distributed in Africa, southern Asia and the Americas, with the center of diversity in Africa …

Quercus is considered economically and ecologically one of the most important genera in
the Northern Hemisphere. Oaks are taxonomically perplexing because of shared …

Background Cymbidium orchids, including some 50 species, are the famous flowers, and
they possess high commercial value in the floricultural industry. Furthermore, the values of …