Comparative and phylogenetic analyses of Loranthaceae plastomes provide insights into the evolutionary trajectories of plastome degradation in hemiparasitic plants

Comparative and phylogenetic analyses of Loranthaceae plastomes provide insights into the evolutionary trajectories of plastome degradation in hemiparasitic plants

Abstract Background The lifestyle transition from autotrophy to heterotrophy often leads to extensive degradation of plastomes in parasitic plants, while the evolutionary trajectories of plastome degradation associated with parasitism in hemiparasitic plants remain poorly understood. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Lilei Tang, Tinglu Wang, Luxiao Hou, Guangfei Zhang, Min Deng, Xiaorong Guo, Yunheng Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Facultative parasitism
Gene loss
Obligate parasitism
Plastome degradation
Pseudogenization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05094-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05094-5

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