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. 2018 Mar 2;19(3):716. doi: 10.3390/ijms19030716

Table 2.

List of genes present in four orchid chloroplast genomes.

Category of Genes Group of Gene Name of Gene Name of Gene Name of Gene Name of Gene Name of Gene
Self-replication Ribosomal RNA genes rrn16 (×2) rrn2 (×2) rrn4.5 (×2) rrn5 (×2)
Transfer RNA genes trnA-UGC *,(×2) trnC-GCA trnD-GUC trnE-UUC trnF-GAA
trnfM-CAU trnG-GCC * trnG-UCC trnH-GUG (×2) trnI-CAU (×2)
trnI-GAU *,(×2) trnK-UUU * trnL-CAA (×2) trnL-UAA * trnL-UAG
trnM-CAU trnN-GUU (×2) trnP-UGG trnQ-UUG trnR-ACG (×2)
trnR-UCU trnS-GCU trnS-GGA trnS-UGA trnT-GGU
trnT-UGU trnV-GAC (×2) trnV-UAC (×2) trnW-CCA trnY-GUA
Small subunit of ribosome rps2 rps3 rps4 rps7 (×2) rps8
rps11 rps12 **,(×2) rps14 rps15 rps16 *
rps18 rps19 (×2)
Large subunit of ribosome rpl2 *,(×2) rpl14 rpl16 * rpl20 rpl22
rpl23 (×2) rpl32 rpl33 rpl36
DNA-dependent RNA polymerase rpoA rpoB rpoC1 * rpoC2
Translational initiation factor infA
Genes for photosynthesis Subunits of NADH-dehydrogenase ndhA * ndhB *,(×2) ndhC a ndhD ndhE
ndhF ndhG ndhH ndhI a,c,d ndhJ
ndhK a
Subunits of photosystem I psaA psaB psaC psaI psaJ
ycf3 ** ycf4
Subunits of photosystem II psbA psbB psbC psbD psbE
psbF psbH psbI psbJ psbK
psbL psbM psbN psbT psZ
Subunits of cytochrome b/f complex petA petB* petD * petG petL
petN
Subunits of ATP synthase atp A atp B atp E atp F * atp H
atpI
Subunits of rubisco rbcL
Other genes Maturase matK
Protease clpP **
Envelope membrane protein cemA
Subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase accD
C-type cytochrome synthesis gene ccsA
Genes of unknown function Conserved open reading frames ycf1 ycf2 (×2)

a gene is no in Cremastra appendiculata; c gene is not in Epipactis mairei; d gene is not in Platanthera japonica; * Gene contains one intron; ** gene contains two introns; (×2) indicates that the number of the repeat unit is 2.