TABLE 3.
Genes contained in Saxifragaceae plastomes (113 genes in total).
| Category | Group of gene | Name of gene | |||
| Self-replication | Ribosomal RNA genes | rrn4.5a | rrn5a | rrn16a | rrn23a |
| Transfer RNA genes | trnA-UGCa* trnF-GAA trnH-GUG trnL-CAAa trnN-GUUa trnR-UCU trnT-GGU trnW-CCA | trnC-GCA trnfM-CAU trnI-CAUa trnL-UAA* trnP-UGG trnS-GCU trnT-UGU trnY-GUA | trnD-GUC trnG-GCC* trnI-GAUa* trnL-UAG trnQ-UUG trnS-GGA trnV-GACa | trnE-UUC trnG-UCC trnK-UUU* trnM-CAU trnR-ACGa trnS-UGA trnV-UAC* | |
| Small subunit of ribosome | rps2 rps8 rps15 | rps3 rps11 rps16* | rps4 rps12a,b** rps18 | rps7a rps14 rps19a | |
| Large subunit of ribosome | rpl2a rpl22 rpl36 | rpl14 rpl23a | rpl16* rpl32 | rpl20 rpl33 | |
| RNA polymerase subunits | rpoA | rpoB | rpoC1* | rpoC2 | |
| Photosynthesis | Subunits of photosystem I | psaA psaJ | psaB ycf3** | psaC | psaI |
| Subunits of photosystem II | psbA psbE psbJ psbN | psbB psbF psbK psbT | psbC psbH psbL psbZ | psbD psbI psbM | |
| Subunits of cytochrome | petA petL | petB* petN | petD* | petG | |
| Subunits of ATP synthase | atpA atpH | atpB atpI | atpE | atpF* | |
| Large subunit of Rubisco | rbcL | ||||
| Subunits of NADH Dehydrogenase | ndhA* ndhE ndhI | ndhBa* ndhF ndhJ | ndhC ndhG ndhK | ndhD ndhH | |
| Other genes | Translational initiation factor | infA | |||
| Maturase | matK | ||||
| Envelope membrane protein | cemA | ||||
| Subunit of acetyl-CoA | accD | ||||
| C-type cytochrome synthesis gene | ccsA | ||||
| Protease | clpP** | ||||
| Unknown function | Conserved open reading frames | ycf1a (part) | ycf2a | ycf4 | |
aTwo gene copies in IRs; bgene divided into two independent transcription units; one and two asterisks indicate one- and two-intron containing genes, respectively.