Figure 14-59. The organization of the liverwort chloroplast genome.

Figure 14-59The organization of the liverwort chloroplast genome

The chloroplast genome organization is very similar in all higher plants, although the size varies from species to species—depending on how much of the DNA surrounding the genes encoding the chloroplast's 16S and 23S ribosomal RNAs is present in two copies.

From: The Genetic Systems of Mitochondria and Plastids

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