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The complete plastid genome sequence of Welwitschia mirabilis: an unusually compact plastome with accelerated divergence rates.
BMC evolutionary biology - 1 May 2008
McCoy Skip R, Kuehl Jennifer V, Boore Jeffrey L, Raubeson Linda A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Welwitschia mirabilis is the only extant member of the family Welwitschiaceae, one of three lineages of gnetophytes, an enigmatic group of gymnosperms variously allied with flowering plants or conifers. Limited sequence data and rapid divergence rates have precluded consensus on the evolutionary placement of gnetophytes based on molecular characters. Here we report on the first complete gnetophyte...
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