Complete plastid genome sequences suggest strong selection for retention of photosynthetic genes in the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta.docVIP

BMC Plant Biology BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Complete plastid genome sequences suggest strong selection for retention of photosynthetic genes in the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta Joel R McNeal*1,2, Jennifer V Kuehl3, Jeffrey L Boore3,4 and Claude W de Pamphilis2 Address: 1Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA, 2Department of Biology, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, and Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-5301, USA, 3DOE Joint Genome Institute and Law