Table 3

Differences between the gene repertoires of Staurastrum, Zygnema, Chaetosphaeridium and Marchantia cpDNAs

Gene^a

Staurastrum

Zygnema

Chaetosphaeridium

Marchantia

chlI

+

+

+

-

cysA

-

+

-

+

cysT

-

+

-

+

odpB

+

+

+

-

rpl5

-

+

+

-

rpl22

+

-

+

+

rpl32

-

-

+

+

rps16

+

+

+

-

tufA

-

-

+^c

-

ycf62

+

+

+

-

trnP(ggg)

-

+

+

-^b

trnS(cga)

-^b

+

-

-

^a Only the conserved genes that are missing in one or more chloroplast genomes are indicated. Plus and minus signs denote the presence and absence of genes, respectively.

^b Pseudogenes.

^c Chaetosphaeridium tufA could be a pseudogene because its sequence is highly divergent from those of other green plants.

Turmel et al. BMC Biology 2005 3:22   doi:10.1186/1741-7007-3-22