Hongting Yang

Comparative chloroplast genomics of Ajania sericea and sympatric Asteraceae species identifies shared candidate molecular features associated with alpine adaptation

Ajania sericea is endemic to the Dali region of Yunnan and is currently the southernmost known member of the genus Ajania worldwide. It co-occurs with Aster brachytrichus , Anaphalis pannosa , and Leontopodium dedekensii in alpine habitats of northwestern Yunnan, where plants are...