Curcuma Mitochondrial Genome Comparisons: Structural Plasticity and Evolutionary Dynamics

7.66 Mb and 7.96 Mb complete mitochondrial genomes for Curcuma longa and Curcuma kwangsiensis, assembled by Yunyi Zhou. The data reveals conserved core genes, species-specific repeat landscapes, and evidence of RNA editing and plastid gene transfer. This genomic resource was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Comparative analysis of mitochondrial genome structure based on synteny and repeat element data
• Phylogenetic reconstruction based on conserved core gene sequences and substitution rates
• Studying RNA editing patterns based on C-to-U conversion data in protein-coding genes
• Investigating organelle gene transfer based on plastid-derived fragment information

Strengths

• Complete mitochondrial genome assemblies for two species (7.66 Mb and 7.96 Mb)
• Includes analysis of 39 core protein-coding genes and 25 plastid-derived fragments
• Phylogenetic analysis with maximum bootstrap support of 100

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Dataset is small (16.2 KB), indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Sequencing and assembly of complete mitochondrial genomes

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 05:47:09; freshness should be verified