BMC Plant Biology

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Comparative analysis of the complete sequence of the plastid genome of Parthenium argentatum and identification of DNA barcodes to differentiate Parthenium species and lines

Shashi Kumar1,2, Frederick M Hahn1, Colleen M McMahan1, Katrina Cornish2 and Maureen C Whalen1*

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1 Crop Improvement and Utilization Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, ARS, USDA, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany CA 94710, USA

2 Yulex Corporation, 37860 W Smith-Enke Road, Maricopa, AZ 85238-3010, USA

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BMC Plant Biology 2009, 9:131 doi:10.1186/1471-2229-9-131

Published: 17 November 2009

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Location of Parthenium argentatum (Genbank Accession 1230297) chloroplast genes in the genome sequence. The coordinates of genes in the chloroplast genome of Parthenium argentatum and comparison of the sequence of these genes (% identity) with those in Helianthus annuus, Guitozia abyssinica and Lactuca sativa.

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