Table 2.
Genes in the CP genomes of I. tectorum, I. japonica, I. dichotoma, and I. domestica.
| Functional group | Genes | 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, rps19Ψ (×2) | 15 |
| Ribosomal proteins (LSU) | rpl2 ∗ (×2), rpl14, rpl16∗, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23 (×2), rpl32, rpl33, rpl36 | 11 |
| Other genes | accD, clpP∗∗, matK, ccsA, cemA, infA | 6 |
| Proteins of unknown function | ycf1Ψ, ycf2 (×2), ycf3∗∗, ycf4 | 6 |
| Transfer RNAs | 38 tRNAs (8 in the IRs (×2), 6 contain one intron) | 38 |
| Ribosomal RNAs | rrn4.5 (×2), rrn5 (×2), rrn16 (×2), rrn23 (×2) | 8 |
×2 indicates two gene copies. ∗ and ∗∗ indicate genes that contain 1 and 2 introns, respectively. Ψ indicates a pseudogene.