rbcL Gene in Global Molecular Data Repository

The data in this article gives an overview of the total number of plant species, families, with the rbcL gene sequence in the GenBank and the regions that have contributed to the growth of the rbcL sequence in the repository. The sequence data of the rbcL gene are used for the renewal of phylogenies among the seed plants. The rbcL gene is preferred among other plant genes for phylogenetic studies due to its slower rate of evolutionary changes and the lowest divergence among the plastid genes in flowering plants. The gene is suitable for solving intergeneric and interspecific relationships and has no difficulties in alignment. Some of the applications of the gene in the molecular investigations of plant species include: tracing of the molecular origin of plants, the biogeography origin of plants. The datasets used, in the study were collected as secondary data, and the Bio python code written for data collection can be assessed as Supplementary data, the rbcL gene data used was obtained from the first report till 2020.