Chenyixin Wang

Plastome convergence across endoparasitic plant lineages: genome reduction, high AT bias, elevated substitution rates, and functional persistence in Mitrastemon yamamotoi.

In heterotrophic plants, the loss of photosynthesis is often associated with plastid genome (ptDNA) reduction, although the extent of genome decay varies widely among lineages and may culminate in complete genome loss. Of the multiple transitions to heterotrophy among angiosperms, the ptDNA status remains poorly define...