TABLE 3.

Group of genes encoded in the Acanthochlamys bracteata, Xerophyta spekei, and X. viscose.

Function	Categories of the genes	Name of the genes
Self-replication	transfer RNAs	trnA-UGC *, trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnE-UUC, trnF-GAA, trnM-CAU, trnG-GCC, trnG-UCC, trnI-CAU *, trnI-GAU *, trnK-UUU, trnL-CAA *, trnL-UAA, trnL-UAG, trnH-GUG*, trnN-GUU *, trnP-UGG, trnQ-UUG,trnR-ACG *, trnR-UCU, trnS-GCU, trnS-GGA, trnS-UGA, trnT-GGU, trnT-UGU, trnV-GAC *, trnV-UAC, trnW-CCA, trnY-GUA,trnK-UUU.
	ribosomal RNAs	rrn4.5 *, rrna5 *, rrn16 *, rrn23 *
	RNA polymerase	rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1, rpoC2
	Small subunit of ribosomal proteins (SSU)	rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7 *, rps8, rps11, rps12 *, rps14, rps15, rps18, rps19 *
	Large subunit of ribosomal proteins (LSU)	rpl2 *, rpl14, rpl16, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23 *, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36
Genes for photosynthesis	Subunits of NADH-dehydrogenase	ndhA, ndhB *, ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK
	Subunits of photosystem I	psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ
	Subunits of photosystem II	psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ
	Subunits of cytochrome b/f complex	petA, petB, petD, petG, petL, petN
	Subunits of ATP synthase	atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF, atpH, atpI
	Large subunit of rubisco	rbcL
Other genes	Translational initiation factor	infA
	Protease	clpP
	Maturase	matK
	Subunit of Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase	accD
	Envelope membrane protein	cemA
	C-type cytochrome synthesis gene	ccsA
Genes of unknown function	hypothetical chloroplast reading frames (ycf)	ycf1 *, ycf2 *, ycf3, ycf4

*Duplicated genes.