Figure 1

Map of the Daucus carota plastid genome. The thick lines indicate the extent of the inverted repeats (IRa and IRb), which separate the genome into small (SSC) and large (LSC) single copy regions. Genes on the outside of the map are transcribed in the clockwise direction and genes on the inside of the map are transcribed in the counterclockwise direction. Numbered ticks around the map indicate the location of repeated sequences found in the carrot genome; black = direct, blue = palindrome; * indicates that repeated sequence begins at the same position (see Table 2 for details).