Research Article

Development of Chloroplast Genomic Resources in Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya)

Table 2

Details of the complete chloroplast genomes of six D. polystachya genotypes.

Category for genesGroup of gene Name of gene

Photosynthesis related genesRubiscorbcL
Photosystem IpsaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ
Assembly/stability of photosystem Iycf3, ycf4
Photosystem IIpsbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ
ATP synthaseatpA, atpB, atpE, atpF, atpH, atpI
cytochrome b/f complexpetA, petB, petD, petG, petL, petN
Cytochrome c synthesisccsA
NADPH dehydrogenasendhA, ndhB, ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK

Transcription and translation related genesTranscriptionrpoA, rpoB, rpoC1, rpoC2
Ribosomal proteinsrps2, rps3, rps4, rps7, rps8, rps11, rps12, rps14, rps15, rps16, rps18, rps19,rpl2, rpl14, rpl16, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36
Translation initiation factorinfA

RNA genesRibosomal RNArrn5, rrn4.5, rrn16, rrn23
Transfer RNAtrnAUGC, trnCGCA, trnDGUC, trnEUUC, trnFGAA, trnGGCC, trnGUCC, trnHGUG, trnICAU, trnIGAU,trnKUUU, trnLCAA, trnLUAA, trnLUAG, trnfMCAUI, trnMCAU, trnNGUU, trnPUGG, trnQUUG, trnRACG, trnRUCU, trnSGCU, trnSGGA, trnSUGA, trnTGGU, trnTUGU, trnVGAC, trnVUAC, trnWCCA, trnYGUA

Other genesRNA processingmatK
Carbon metabolismcemA
Fatty acid synthesisaccD
ProteolysisclpP

Genes of unknown functionConserved reading framesycf1, ycf2

Intron-containing genes are marked by asterisks ().