Next-generation sequencing yields the complete chloroplast genome of Abies fargesii

Abstract

Abies fargesii is endemic to central China and ecologically and economically important. In the present study, we reported the complete chloroplast genome of A. fargesii. The chloroplast genome is 121,799 bp in size, comprising a large single copy (LSC) region of 67,122 bp, a small single copy (SSC) region of 54,149 bp, and 2 inverted repeat regions (IRa and IRb) of 264 bp each. It composed of 114 genes and there were 68 peptide-encoding genes, 35 tRNA genes, 4 rRNA genes, 6 open reading frames, and 1 pseudogene. The phylogenetic analysis confirms that the Abies species are strongly supported as monophyletic in both ML and BI tree. This study provided important genetic resources for the ecologically and economically important fir species.

Keywords

• abies fargesii
• chloroplast genome
• phylogenetic
• threatened