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Complete chloroplast genome sequence of a major allogamous forage species, perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.).
DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes - 1 Jun 2009
Diekmann Kerstin, Hodkinson Trevor R, Wolfe Kenneth H, van den Bekerom Rob, Dix Philip J, Barth Susanne
Abstract excerpt
Lolium perenne L. (perennial ryegrass) is globally one of the most important forage and grassland crops. We sequenced the chloroplast (cp) genome of Lolium perenne cultivar Cashel. The L. perenne cp genome is 135 282 bp with a typical quadripartite structure. It contains genes for 76 unique proteins, 30 tRNAs and four rRNAs. As in other grasses, the genes accD, ycf1 and ycf2 are absent. The genome is of average...
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