Chloroplast genome

Development of primer pairs from diverse chloroplast genomes for use in plant phylogenetic research

Y. C. Yang, Kung, T. L., Hu, C. Y., and Lin, S. F., Development of primer pairs from diverse chloroplast genomes for use in plant phylogenetic research, vol. 14, pp. 14857-14870, 2015.

Variation in the chloroplast DNA sequence is useful for plant phylogenetic studies. However, the number of variable sequences provided by chloroplast DNA for suggested genes or genomic regions in plant phylogenetic analyses is often inadequate.

Development of novel chloroplast microsatellite markers for Ginkgo biloba

M. Xu, Xu, L. A., Cao, F. L., Zhang, H. J., and Yu, F. X., Development of novel chloroplast microsatellite markers for Ginkgo biloba, vol. 14, pp. 7715-7720, 2015.

Ginkgo biloba is considered to be a living fossil that can be used to understand the ancient evolutionary history of gymnosperms, but little attention has been given to the study of its population genetics, molecular phylogeography, and genetic resources assessment. Chloro­plast simple sequence repeat (cpSSR) markers are powerful tools for genetic studies of plants. In this study, a total of 30 perfect cpSSRs of Ginkgo were identified and characterized, including di-, tri, tetra-, penta-, and hexanucleotide repeats.

Genetic variability among the chloroplast genomes of sugarcane (Saccharum spp) and its wild progenitor species Saccharum spontaneum L.

J. - R. Zhu, Zhou, H., Pan, Y. - B., and Lu, X., Genetic variability among the chloroplast genomes of sugarcane (Saccharum spp) and its wild progenitor species Saccharum spontaneum L., vol. 13, pp. 3037-3047, 2014.

A striking characteristic of modern sugarcane is that all sugarcane cultivars (Saccharum spp) share a common cytoplasm from S. officinarum. To explore the potential value of S. spontaneum cytoplasm, new Saccharum hybrids with an S. spontaneum cytoplasm were developed at the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Sugarcane Research Laboratory, through a combination of conventional and molecular breeding approaches.

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