Molecular Biology & Evolution<p>New MBE article by Wang et al. on Gastrodia orchids reveals large mitochondrial genome variation, including size range (0.56-2.1 Mb), copy number differences, and unique evolutionary trajectories distinct from parasitic plants.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf082" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf082</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/evobio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evobio</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/orchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchids</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/mitochondria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mitochondria</span></a></p>