Plastome convergence across heterotrophic plant lineages: genome reduction, extreme AT bias, high substitution rates, and functional persistence in the endoparasitic Mitrastemonaceae
M. Emilia Roulet, Leonardo Martin Gatica‐Soria, Laura E. García…·Maria Virginia Sanchez-Puerta
The paper characterizes the plastome of Mitrastemonaceae, revealing extreme AT bias, genome reduction, and functional persistence despite accelerated substitution rates.