Plastome sequences of the subgenus Passiflora reveal highly divergent genes and specific evolutionary features

Phylogenetic aspects, hotspots of nucleotide divergence, highly divergent genes, and specific RNA editing sites have been identified and characterized in the plastomes of the subgenus Passiflora. The genus Passiflora comprises more than 500 species across five subgenera: Astrophea, Decaloba, Deidamioides, Passiflora, and Tetrapathea. The most economically relevant species belong to the subgenus Passiflora, whose genetic pool and diversity among...