Table 2. Repeated sequences in the date palm chloroplast genome.
| Repeat number | Repeat size(bp) | Repeat1 start | Repeat2 start | Repeat type | Repeat1 location | Repeat2 location |
| 1 | 35 | 8334 | 45650 | I | ItrnS-GCU | ItrnS-GGA |
| 2 | 39 | 44165 | 143194 | I | intron (ycf3) | IGS(trnV-GAC - rps12_3end) |
| 3 | 31 | 84427 | 112085 | I | intron (rpl16) | IGS(trnN-GUU - ycf1) |
| 4 | 30 | 126644 | 126677 | I | IGS (rps15 - ycf1) | IGS (rps15 - ycf1) |
| 5 | 30 | 8342 | 35995 | F | trnS-GCU | trnS-UGA |
| 6 | 34 | 39250 | 41474 | F | psaB | psaA |
| 7 | 39 | 44166 | 101428 | F | intron (ycf3) | IGS (rps12_3end - trnV-GAC) |
| 8 | 30 | 69830 | 69863 | F | IGS (rpl33 - rps18) | IGS (rpl33 - rps18) |
| 9 | 30 | 83886 | 120587 | F | intron (rpl16) | IGS (psaC - ndhE) |
| 10 | 31 | 84428 | 132545 | F | intron (rpl16) | IGS (ycf1 - trnN-GUU) |
| 11 | 38 | 93972 | 94020 | F | ycf2 | ycf2 |
I
partly in the IGS region; I-Inverted, F-forward, IGS-Intergenic spacer region.