Complete nucleotide sequence of the Oenothera elata plastid chromosome, representing plastome I of the five distinguishable Euoenothera plastomes (original) (raw)

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We describe the 159,4443-bp sequence of the plastid chromosome of Oenothera elata (evening primrose). The Oe. elata plastid chromosome represents type I of the five genetically distinguishable basic plastomes found in the subsection Euoenothera. The genus Oenothera provides an ideal system in which to address fundamental questions regarding the functional integration of the compartmentalised genetic system characteristic of the eukaryotic cell. Its highly developed taxonomy and genetics, together with a favourable combination of features in its genetic structure (interspecific fertility, stable heterozygous progeny, biparental transmission of organelles, and the phenomenon of complex heterozygosity), allow facile exchanges of nuclei, plastids and mitochondria, as well as individual chromosome pairs, between species. The resulting hybrids or cybrids are usually viable and fertile, but can display various forms of developmental disturbance.

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  1. Botanisches Institut der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Menzinger Strasse 67, D-80638 München, Germany e-mail: herrmann@botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de Fax: +49-89-171683, , , , , , DE
    H. Hupfer, M. Swiatek, S. Hornung, R. G. Herrmann & R. M. Maier
  2. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, , , , , , US
    W.-L. Chiu & B. Sears

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  1. H. Hupfer
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Received: 9 January 2000 / Accepted: 29 January 2000

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00438-008-0362-1.

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Hupfer, H., Swiatek, M., Hornung, S. et al. Complete nucleotide sequence of the Oenothera elata plastid chromosome, representing plastome I of the five distinguishable Euoenothera plastomes.Mol Gen Genet 263, 581–585 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00008686

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