Plastid Genome Evolution

Plastid Genome Evolution, Volume 85 provides a summary of recent research on plastid genome variation and evolution across photosynthetic organisms. It covers topics ranging from the causes and consequences of genomic changes, to the phylogenetic utility of plastomes for resolving relationships across the photosynthetic tree of life. This newly released volume presents thorough, up-to-date information on coevolution between the plastid and nuclear genomes, with chapters on plastid autonomy vs. nuclear control over plastid function, establishment and genetic integration of plastids, plastid genomes in alveolate protists, plastid genomes of glaucophytes, the evolution of the plastid genome in chlorophyte and streptophyte green algae, and more.

Provides comprehensive coverage of plastid genome variation by leading researchers in the fieldPresents a broad range of taxonomic groups, ranging from single and multicellular algae, to the major clades of land plantsIncludes thorough, up-to-date information on coevolution between the plastid and nuclear genomes

1. Plastid Autonomy Versus Nuclear Control Over Plastid Function
Jan de Vries and John M. Archibald
2. Lost in the Light: Plastid Genome Evolution in Nonphotosynthetic Algae
David R. Smith
3. Plastid Genomes in the Myzozoa
Sergio A. Muñoz-Gómez and Claudio H. Slamovits
4. Comparative Plastid Genomics of Glaucophytes
Adrian Reyes-Prieto, Sarah Russell, Francisco Figueroa-Martinez and Christopher Jackson
5. Analysis of Forty Plastid Genomes Resolves Relationships in Diatoms and Identifies Genome-Scale Evolutionary Patterns
Mengjie Yu, Matt P. Ashworth, Nahid H. Hajrah, Mohammad A. Khiyami, Mumdooh J. Sabir, Alawiah M. Alhebshi, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki, Jamal S.M. Sabir, Edward C. Theriot and Robert K. Jansen
6. Evolution of the Plastid Genome in Green Algae
Monique Turmel and Claude Lemieux
7. Evolution of Gymnosperm Plastid Genomes
Shu-Miaw Chaw, Chung-Shien Wu and Edi Sudianto
8. Aberration Or Analogy?  The Atypical Plastomes of Geraniaceae
Tracey A. Ruhlman and Robert K. Jansen
9. Structural Diversity Among Plastid Genomes of Land Plants
Jeffrey P. Mower and Trisha L. Vickrey
10. Plastome Phylogenetics: 30 Years of Inferences Into Plant Evolution
Matthew A. Gitzendanner, Pamela S. Soltis, Tingshuang Yi, De-Zhu Li and Douglas E. Soltis
11. Molecular Evolution of Plastid Genomes in Parasitic Flowering Plants
Susann Wicke and Julia Naumann