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Samuel Alan Inovejas
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Citations - 164
Samuel Alan Inovejas is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gene & Genome. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 144 citations.
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Possible Loss of the Chloroplast Genome in the Parasitic Flowering Plant Rafflesia lagascae (Rafflesiaceae)
Jeanmaire Molina,Khaled M. Hazzouri,Daniel L. Nickrent,Matt Geisler,Rachel S. Meyer,Melissa M. Pentony,Jonathan M. Flowers,Jonathan M. Flowers,Pieter B. Pelser,Julie F. Barcelona,Samuel Alan Inovejas,Iris Diana Uy,Wei Yuan,Olivia Wilkins,Claire Iphanise Michel,Selina Locklear,Gisela P. Concepcion,Michael D. Purugganan,Michael D. Purugganan +18 more
TL;DR: The inability to identify substantial plastid genome sequences from R. lagascae using multiple approaches suggests that the parasitic plant genus Rafflesia may be the first plant group for which there is no recognizable plastids genome, or if present is found in cryptic form at very low levels.