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Mol. Biol. Evol. 21(1):200-206. 2004
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh002
© 2004 by the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. ISSN: 0737-4038
Origin and Phylogeny of Chloroplasts Revealed by a Simple Correlation Analysis of Complete Genomes
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* Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China
Institute of Theoretical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Programs in Statistics and Operations Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Department of Mathematics, Xiangtan University, Hunan, China
E-mail: kahouchu{at}cuhk.edu.hk.
The complete sequenced genomes of chloroplast have provided much information on the origin and evolution of this organelle. In this paper we attempt to use these sequences to test a novel approach for phylogenetic analysis of complete genomes based on correlation analysis of compositional vectors. All protein sequences from 21 complete chloroplast genomes are analyzed in comparison with selected archaea, eubacteria, and eukaryotes. The distance-based analysis shows that the chloroplast genomes are most closely related to cyanobacteria, consistent with the endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts. The chloroplast genomes are separated to two major clades corresponding to chlorophytes (green plants) s.l. and rhodophytes (red algae) s.l. The interrelationships among the chloroplasts are largely in agreement with the current understanding on chloroplast evolution. For instance, the analysis places the chloroplasts of two chromophytes (Guillardia and Odontella) within the rhodophyte lineage, supporting secondary endosymbiosis as the source of these chloroplasts. The relationships among the green algae and land plants in our tree also agree with results from traditional phylogenetic analyses. Thus, this study establishes the value of our simple correlation analysis in elucidating the evolutionary relationships among genomes. It is hoped that this approach will provide insights on comparative genome analysis.
Key Words: chloroplast • genome • plant • phylogeny
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