TABLE 4.
General characteristics of F trnH–trnA and M nd3–trnA
| F trnH–trnA and M nd3–trnA |
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| Species/taxon | Length (bp) | % A + T content | No. of repetitive elements >5 bp | Longest repetitive element (bp) | Copy no. of repetitive elements | Other characteristics | F/M divergence (%) |
| C. plicata F | 77 | 80.8 | 1 | 5 | 3–6 | Hairpin and stem-loop structures, (A)n, G)n | — |
| I. japanensis M | 91 | 62.6 | 6 | 6 | 2–3 | Hairpin and stem-loop structures | — |
| L. ornata F | 130 | 66.7 | 3 | 7 | 2–4 | Hairpin and stem-loop structures, (G)n | — |
| P. grandis F | 71 | 93.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Hairpin structure, (A)n, (T)n | 39.6 |
| P.grandis M | 248 | 75.4 | 4 | 10 | 2–3 | Hairpin and stem-loop structures, (A)n, (G)n, (T)n | |
| Q. quadrula F | 79 | 68.4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Hairpin and stem-loop structures, (G)n | 53.7 |
| Q. quadrula M | 62 | 85.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Hairpin and stem-loop structures | |
| V. ellipsiformis F | 88 | 69.3 | 4 | 7 | 2–4 | Hairpin and stem-loop structures | 52.8 |
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V. ellipsiformis M |
93 |
67.7 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
Hairpin and stem-loop structures |
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Sequence divergences are given in percentages for the total number of aligned nucleotides. Stretches of nucleotides are considered when >6 bp. The F genomes of I. japanensis and H. cumingii possess a different gene order in this region and are not included.