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  "abstract": "Introduction: The organellar genomic diversity and maternal evolutionary history of the Lycium complex remain incompletely understood.\n\nMethods: We compared organellar genomes from 201 accessions, with dense sampling of L. barbarum and L. ruthenicum plus representative relatives. A single L. ruthenicum mitogenome was assembled de novo and used as the reference for comparisons of 186 LR and LB-complex accessions.\n\nResults: Plastome analyses resolved seven maternal genetic clusters and identified patterns consistent with complex maternal ancestry within the red wolfberry complex. However, plastid data alone cannot distinguish hybridization, introgression, and incomplete lineage sorting. All 201 plastomes retained a conserved quadripartite structure and 79 unique protein-coding genes. Illumina depth profiles identified a candidate 5.5-kb structural difference with strongly reduced coverage in the LB representative. The corresponding reference interval contains orf27, orf92 , and orf93 . This depth-supported interval defines a candidate mitochondrial region but does not establish its exact molecular configuration or biological function.\n\nDiscussion: This organellar resource provides a framework for testing evolutionary hypotheses and supporting wolfberry germplasm research.",
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    "Shanxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Innovation and Utilization of Vegetable and Flower, College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University",
    "School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University",
    "Western Crop Genetics Alliance, Food Futures Institute and School of Agriculture, Murdoch University",
    "Cooper Medical School of Rowan University",
    "College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University",
    "Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University"
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  "published": "2026-10-27",
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  "title": "Large-scale organellar genomics reveals maternal evolutionary history and dynamism in the wolfberries",
  "title_text": "Large-scale organellar genomics reveals maternal evolutionary history and dynamism in the wolfberries",
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