The Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequence of Scenedesmus obliquus Reflects an Intermediate Stage in the Evolution of the Green Algal Mitochondrial Genome

Table 1.

Comparison of Mitochondrial Genome Traits in Green Algae

Trait Cre Ceu Cel Sob Pmi Pwi Nol
Size (bp) 15,758 22,897 22,704 42,919 25,137 55,328 45,223
A+T%
 overall 54.8 65.4 62.2 63.7 77.8 74.2 67.2
 coding 54.9 65.7 63.1 60.6 76.3 69.9 65.7
 non-coding 54.5 63.6 54.2 69.3 80.2 84.6 72.7
Map linear circular circular circular circular circular circular
Coding (%) 83.1 84.6 89.1 60.6 60.9 70.6 78.4
Gene content (excluding duplicates)
 overall number 13 19 18 47 21 65 69
 protein
  respiratory 7 7 7 13 11 17 18
  ribosomal 0 0 0 0 0 13 15
 rRNA 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
 tRNA 3 3 3 27 8 26 26
 ORFs
  free 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
  intronic (I/II) 0/0 7/0 6/0 1/0 0/0 2/0 4/0
Introns
 group I 0 9 6 2 0 5 4
 group II 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
  • (Cre) Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; (Ceu)Chlamydomonas eugametos; (Cel) Chlorogonium elongatum;(Pmi) Pedinomonas minor; (Sob) Scenedesmus obliquus; (Pwi) Prototheca wickerhamii; (Nol)Nephroselmis olivacea.

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  1. Genome Res. 10: 819-831

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