Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Jan 2019)
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of a threatened perennial herb species Taibai sweetvetch (Hedysarum taipeicum K.T. Fu)
Abstract
Hedysarum taipeicum is a threatened perennial herb with medicinal value, which is an endemic species only distributed in Taibai Mountain, Shaanxi Province, China. The complete chloroplast genome of H. taipeicum was sequenced using the Illumina Hiseq 4000 platform. Its genome is relatively short (126,699 bp) because it lacks an Inverted Repeat (IR) region. The genome contains 110 genes, including 76 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), 4 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA). The overall GC content of the whole genome is 35.1%. Phylogenetic analysis based on protein sequences of 17 chloroplast genomes indicates that H. taipeicum is closely related to Glycyrrhiza glabra in Leguminosae family.
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