Plant Phylogeny and Genome Evolution
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2024) | Viewed by 4404
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Green plants, representing an important photosynthetic autotrophic taxon, provide oxygen, food, and other raw materials necessary for human life. Chloroplasts, vital organelles found in green plants, play key roles in photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism. Cytoplasmic genomes (including chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes) are ring-shaped DNA molecule structures in land plants with features, such as uniparental inheritance and being recombination-free, which make them unique model systems in the studies of phylogeny, genome evolution, origin and divergence of species, etc.
This Special Issue focuses on the molecular evolution of various plant genomes, including, but not limited to, that of chloroplasts and mitochondrial genomes. We aim to address structural variations (including tRNA structural variations of chloropalst genomes), copy number variations, mutations, selection, intracellular gene transfer, and molecular evolution of plant genomes. The phylogenetic relationships, origin and divergence, and genome evolution of plants are also of interest.
If you are interested in contributing to this Special Issue, please contact us at your earliest convenience. We looking forward to hearing from you.
Prof. Dr. Zhonghu Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cytoplasmic genomes
- molecular evolution
- phylogeny
- species divergence
- structural variation
- intracellular gene transfer
- genomics
