Table 3. Information on 18 intron-containing genes in the chloroplast genomes of Abelmoschus species.
| Gene | Location | Exon I (bp) | Intron I (bp) a | Exon II (bp) | Intron II (bp) a | Exon III (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trnK-UUU | LSC | 37 | 2571/2563/2573/2576 | 35 | ||
| rps16 | LSC | 40 | 862/865/870/ 856 | 227 | ||
| trnG-UCC | LSC | 23 | 803/809/804/ 811 | 48 | ||
| atpF | LSC | 145 | 815/815/816/814 | 410 | ||
| rpoC1 | LSC | 432 | 773/774/781/780 | 1626 | ||
| ycf3 | LSC | 124 | 791/790/791/790 | 230 | 809/804/813/ 834 | 153 |
| trnL-UAA | LSC | 35 | 557/558/559/556 | 50 | ||
| trnV-UAC | LSC | 38 | 590/590/590/608 | 35 | ||
| rps12 b | LSC/IRb | 114 | - | 232 | 536/536/536/536 | 26 |
| clpP | LSC | 71 | 676 / 679/ 677/676 | 292 | 943/942/943/948 | 228 |
| petB | LSC | 6 | 812/812/812/821 | 642 | ||
| petD | LSC | 8 | 757/757/757/757 | 475 | ||
| rpl16 | IR | 9 | 1148/1147/1147/ 1142 | 399 | ||
| rpl2 | IR | 391 | 698/698/698/696 | 434 | ||
| ndhB | IR | 777 | 683/683/683/683 | 756 | ||
| trnI-GAU | IR | 37 | 957/957/957/957 | 35 | ||
| trnA-UGC | IR | 38 | 794/794/794/794 | 35 | ||
| ndhA | SSC | 553 | 1119/1120/1119/1119 | 539 |
a The fragment size of intron is in the order of A. moschatus / A. manihot / A. sagittifolius / A.esculentus.
b The rps12 gene is divided into 5'-rps12 in the LSC region and 3'-rps12 in the IR region.