Table 1.
General features of mitochondrial genomes of Amborella, Liriodendron, and Nymphaea
| Genome feature | Amborella trichopoda | Nymphaea colorata | Liriodendron tulipifera |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accession | KF754799–KF754803 | KY889142 | KC821969 |
| Size (bp) | 3,866,039 | 617,195 | 553,721 |
| GC% | 45.9% | 45.1% | 47.7% |
| Genes | 63 | 64 | 64 |
| tRNAs | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| rRNAs | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Protein coding | 40 | 41 | 41 |
| Cis-spliced introns | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Trans-spliced introns | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Gross length of repeats (> 19 bp) | 914,403 (23.65%) | 301,777 (48.89%) | 85,993 (15.53%) |
| Plastid-derived (bp) | 138,313 (3.58%) | 13,170 (2.13%) | 24,807 (4.48%) |
| Total gene length (bp) | 85,152 (2.20%) | 97,834 (15.85%) | 82,284 (14.86%) |
| Protein exons (bp) | 33,866 (0.88%) | 35,961 (5.83%) | 35,324 (6.38%) |
| Cis-spliced intron length (bp) | 38,896 (1.01%) | 54,840 (8.89%) | 33,631 (6.07%) |