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Table 1 General features of mitochondrial genomes of G. barbadense and G. hirsutum

From: Rapid evolutionary divergence of Gossypium barbadense and G. hirsutum mitochondrial genomes

Genome features

G. barbadense

G. hirsutum

Total genome size (bp)

677,434

621,884

GC content (%)

44.98

44.95

Total repeated sequences (bp)a

236,070

132,305

Percentage of genome (%)

(34.85)

(21.27)

gypsy-like

12,118

10,013

copia-like

5.778

5,583

unclassified LTR-retrotransposon

11,954

9,662

unclassified retroelement

3,011

2,591

Mutator-like

1,076

1,590

unclassified transposable element

6,928

5,791

unclassified

195,205

97,075

Chloroplast-like sequences (bp)

5,383

6,833

Percentage (%)

(0.80)

(1.10)

Coding sequences (bp)b

36,365

31,721

Percentage (%)

(5.37)

(5.10)

Gene contentb

75

68

Protein-coding genesc

40

36

rRNA

6

4

tRNA

29

28

  1. aRepeats > 100 bp
  2. bAll copies of duplicated genes but not pseudogenes are included
  3. cThe extra protein-coding genes in G. barbadense are atp1, mttB, nad4 and nad9