The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Chelidonium majus (Papaveraceae)

Abstract

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Chelidonium majus L. has been presented in this article. The complete chloroplast genome is 159,741 bp in length with 38.7% of GC content, containing a large single copy region (LSC) of 87,698 bp, and a small single copy region (SSC) of 18,573 bp, which were separated by a pair of 26,735 bp inverted repeat regions (IRs). The sequence contained 132 unique genes, including 37 tRNA, 8 rRNA, and 87 protein-coding genes. This plastid genome is the first report for the genus Chelidonium and will be useful data for developing markers for further studies on resolving the relationship within the Papaveraceae.

Keywords

• papaveraceae
• chloroplast genome
• chelidonium