Plastome evolution in Santalales involves relaxed selection prior to loss of <i>ndh</i> genes and major boundary shifts of the inverted repeat
Except for the loss of the ndh complex, relatively few genes have been lost from the plastome in deep-branching root parasites in Santalales. Prior to loss of the ndh genes, they show signs of relaxed selection indicative of their dispensability. To firmly establish a potential correlation between ndh gene loss, plastome instability and evolution of parasitism, it is pertinent to refute or confirm a parasitic lifestyle in all Santalales clades.
Authors
- Daniel L. Nickrent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8519-0517)
- Gitte Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2325-0059)
- Joshua P. Der (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9668-2525)
- Marcos A. Caraballo‐Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4063-3657)
- Tanner A. Robison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1629-9786)
- Benjamin M. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9755-4365)
- H. J. Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5751-7260)
- M.C. Edlund
Institutions
- Smithsonian Institution (US)
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
- California State University, Fullerton (US)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Taipei (TW)
- Ithaca College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae145
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.15
Funders
- Temple University
- Australian Government
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Göteborgs Universitet
- Stockholms Universitet
- Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia
- Government of Western Australia
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center