Degradation of key photosynthetic genes in the critically endangered semi-aquatic flowering plant Saniculiphyllum guangxiense (Saxifragaceae)
R. A. Folk, N. Sewnath, C. Xiang, B. T. Sinn, R. P. Guralnick
The paper reports the plastid genome of Saniculiphyllum guangxiense, revealing extensive pseudogenization of photosynthesis-related genes despite its fully photosynthetic lifestyle.
bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2019Evolutionary Biology