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Comparative plastome analysis reveals structural variation, selection, and phylogenetic relationships in Verbascum species.
Planta - 1 Jul 2026
Akbari Motahareh, Soorni Aboozar
Abstract excerpt
MAIN CONCLUSION: The chloroplast genomes of Verbascum speciosum and V. sinuatum reveal lineage-specific structural variations and hypervariable loci (ycf3_1-trnS-GGA, rps15, matK) that serve as powerful markers for species identification. Signatures of positive selection in ndhB, ycf3, and ycf4 suggest adaptive evolution in plastid genes, while phylogenomic analyses confirm that plastome-scale data are essential...
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