Plastome of mycoheterotrophic Burmannia itoana Mak. (Burmanniaceae) exhibits extensive degradation and distinct rearrangements

Plastomes of heterotrophs went through varying degrees of degradation along with the transition from autotrophic to heterotrophic lifestyle. Here, we identified the plastome of mycoheterotrophic species Burmannia itoana and compared it with those of its reported relatives including three autotrophs...

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Main Authors: Xiaojuan Li, Xin Qian, Gang Yao, Zhongtao Zhao, Dianxiang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7787.pdf