Аннотация:We have analyzed plastome sequences of twelve Allium species and found certain features reflecting evolutionary processes in the genus. The A. paradoxum plastome sequence differed markedly from other Allium species by a large 4,825 bp long inversion in the SSC region and pseudogenization of all genes encoding the NADH complex. The NADH complex is presumably required to optimize photosynthesis. In ndh defective plants the photosynthesis rate decreases under excess light. We assume that the natural distribution of A. paradoxum, restricted to shady forests, is linked to ndh genes’ impairment. No other
analyzed Allium species demonstrated these features, not even the phylogenetically close
shade-tolerant A. ursinum