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Phylogenomics and plastome evolution of a Brazilian mycoheterotrophic orchid, Pogoniopsis schenckii.

Nathaniel J KlimpertJuliana Lischka Sampaio MayerDeise Schröder SarziFrancisco ProsdocimiFábio PinheiroSean W Graham
Published in: American journal of botany (2022)
Slowly evolving mitochondrial genes clarify the placement of Pogoniopsis in orchid phylogeny, a strong contrast with analysis of rate-elevated plastome data. We documented the effects of the novel loss of photosynthesis: for example, despite massive gene loss, its plastome is fully colinear with other orchids, and it displays only moderate shifts in selective pressure in retained genes.
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