Chloroplast DNA sequence of the green alga Oedogonium cardiacum (Chlorophyceae): Unique genome architecture, derived characters shared with the Chaetophorales and novel genes acquired through horizontal transfer

Table 2 Differences between the repertoires of conserved genes in Oedogonium and other chlorophycean cpDNAs

Gene^a	Oedogonium	Stigeoclonium	Scenedesmus	Chlamydomonas
infA	+	-	+	-
petA	-	-	+	+
psaM	+	+	-	-
rpl12	-	-	+	-
rpl32	+	+	-	-
trnL(caa)	+	+	-	-
trnR(ccu)	+	-	-	-
trnR(ucg)	+	-	-	-
trnS(gga)	-	+	-	-

^a Only the genes that are missing in one or more genomes are indicated. Plus and minus signs denote the presence and absence of genes, respectively. A total of 93 genes are shared by all compared cpDNAs: atpA, B, E, F, H, I, ccsA, cemA, chlB, L, N, clpP, ftsH, petB, D, G, L, psaA, B, C, J, psbA, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, T, Z, rbcL, rpl2, 5, 14, 16, 20, 23, 36, rpoA, B, C1, C2, rps2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, rrf, rrl, rrs, tufA, ycf1, 3, 4, 12, trnA(ugc), C(gca), D(guc), E(uuc), F(gaa), G(gcc), G(ucc), H(gug), I(cau), I(gau), K(uuu), L(uaa), L(uag), Me(cau), Mf(cau), N(guu), P(ugg), Q(uug), R(acg), R(ucu), S(gcu), S(uga), T(ugu), V(uac), W(cca) and Y(gua).

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