Table 3. Split genes and size of introns in the chloroplast genome of E. aureum.
| Gene | Location | Exon1 (bp) | Intron1 (bp) | Exon2 (bp) | Intron2 (bp) | Exon3 (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rps12* | LSC-IRs | 41 | – | 152 | ||
| rps16 | LSC | 40 | 994 | 197 | ||
| rpoC1 | 1629 | 737 | 459 | |||
| atpF | 145 | 823 | 401 | |||
| ycf3 | 153 | 795 | 230 | 741 | 124 | |
| clpP | 340 | 480 | 46 | 501 | 89 | |
| petB | 6 | 56 | 642 | |||
| petD | 8 | 733 | 475 | |||
| rpl16 | 399 | 1085 | 9 | |||
| trnL-UAA | 37 | 505 | 50 | |||
| trnV-UAC | 36 | 597 | 39 | |||
| trnK-UUU | 37 | 2552 | 42 | |||
| rpl2 | IR | 434 | 692 | 391 | ||
| ndhB | 777 | 695 | 759 | |||
| trnI-GAU | 42 | 949 | 35 | |||
| trnA-UGC | 38 | 799 | 35 | |||
| trnG-UCC | 24 | 715 | 48 | |||
| ycf68 | 42 | 31 | 303 | |||
| ndhA | SSC | 553 | 1077 | 539 |
*rps12 is a trans-spliced gene containing three exons: the first exon is in the LSC region while the second and third exons are located in both IR regions [39].