Table 2.
Gene contents in the chloroplast genomes of P. rhoeas and P. orientale.
| Classificaion of Genes | Gene Names | Number of Genes |
|---|---|---|
| Photosystem I | psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ | 5 |
| Photosystem II | psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ | 15 |
| Cytochrome b/f complex | petA, petB *, petD *, petG, petL, petN | 6 |
| ATP synthase | atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF *, atpH, atpI | 6 |
| NADH dehydrogenase | ndhA *, ndhB *(×2), ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK | 12 |
| RubisCO large subunit | rbcL | 1 |
| RNA polymerase | rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1 *, rpoC2 | 4 |
| Ribosomal proteins (SSU) | rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7(×2), rps8, rps11, rps12 **(×2), rps14, rps15, rps16 *, rps18, rps19 | 14 |
| Ribosomal proteins (LSU) | rpl2 *(×2), rpl14, rpl16 *, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23(×2), rpl32, rpl33, rpl36 | 11 |
| Ribosomal RNAs | rrn4.5(×2), rrn5(×2), rrn16(×2), rrn23(×2) | 8 |
| Proteins of unknown function | ycf1(×2), ycf2(×2), ycf3 **, ycf4 | 6 |
| Transfer RNAs | 37 tRNAs (6 contain an intron, 7 in the inverted repeats (IRs)) | 37 |
| Other genes | accD, clpP **, matK, ccsA, cemA, infA | 6 |
* Gene contains one intron; ** gene contains two introns; (×2) indicates the number of the repeat unit is 2.