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- Title
Plastid Phylogenomics and Plastomic Diversity of the Extant Lycophytes.
- Authors
Chen, Sisi; Wang, Ting; Shu, Jiangping; Xiang, Qiaoping; Yang, Tuo; Zhang, Xianchun; Yan, Yuehong
- Abstract
Although extant lycophytes represent the most ancient surviving lineage of early vascular plants, their plastomic diversity has long been neglected. The ancient evolutionary history and distinct genetic diversity patterns of the three lycophyte families, each with its own characteristics, provide an ideal opportunity to investigate the interfamilial relationships of lycophytes and their associated patterns of evolution. To compensate for the lack of data on Lycopodiaceae, we sequenced and assembled 14 new plastid genomes (plastomes). Combined with other lycophyte plastomes available online, we reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships of the extant lycophytes based on 93 plastomes. We analyzed, traced, and compared the plastomic diversity and divergence of the three lycophyte families (Isoëtaceae, Lycopodiaceae, and Selaginellaceae) in terms of plastomic diversity by comparing their plastome sizes, GC contents, substitution rates, structural rearrangements, divergence times, ancestral states, RNA editings, and gene losses. Comparative analysis of plastid phylogenomics and plastomic diversity of three lycophyte families will set a foundation for further studies in biology and evolution in lycophytes and therefore in vascular plants.
- Subjects
LYCOPHYTES; BIOLOGICAL evolution; GENETIC variation; VASCULAR plants; ANCIENT history
- Publication
Genes, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 7, p1280
- ISSN
2073-4425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/genes13071280