Table 2 Gene composition in seven Verbascum species ‡Genes comprising two introns. †Genes with a single intron. Ψ Pseudogene. (× 2), genes duplicated in the inverted repeat regions

Self-replication

DNA dependent RNA polymerase

rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1^†, rpoC2

Ribosomal proteins (SSU)

rps11,rps12, rps14, rps15, rps16^†, rps18, rps19, rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7, rps7, rps8

Ribosomal proteins (LSU)

rpl14, rpl16^†, rpl2^†, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23, rpl23, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36

RNA genes

Ribosomal RNA

rrn 4.5(× 2), rrn5(× 2), rrn16(× 2), rrn23(× 2)

Transfer RNA

trnH-GUG, trnK-UUU^†, trnQ-UUG, trnS-GCU, trnG-UCC, trnR-UCU, trnC-GCA, trnfM-CAU, trnD-GUC, trnY-GUA, trnE-UUC, trnT-GGU, trnS-UGA, trnG-GCC, trnG-UCC^†, trnS-GGA, trnT-UGU, trnL-UAA^†, trnF-GAA, trnV-UAC^†, trnM-CAU, trnW-CCA, trnP-UGG, trnI-CAU(× 2), trnL-CAA(× 2), trnV-GAC(× 2), trnI-GAU^† (× 2), trnR-ACG, trnL-UAG, trnN-GUU(× 2), trnR-ACG(× 2), trnA-UGC ^† (× 2),

Genes for photosynthesis

Subunits of ATP synthase

atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF^†, atpH, atpI

Subunits of photosystem I

psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ

Subunits of photosystem II

psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ

Subunits of NADH-dehydrogenase

ndhA^†,, ndhB^† (× 2), ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK

Subunits of cytochrome b/f complex

petA, petB^†, petD^†, petG, petL, petN

Subunit of rubisco

rbcL

Other genes

Maturase

matK

Protease

clpP^‡

Subunit of Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase

accD

c-type cytochrome synthesis gene

ccsA

Envelop membrane protein

cemA

Genes of unknown function/Hypothetical protein RF

Conserved open reading frames

ycf1, ycf15 Ψ, ycf2, ycf4, ycf3^‡