The complete chloroplast genome of Youngia gracilipes (Asteraceae)

Abstract

The complete chloroplast genome of Youngia gracilipes was identified. Here, we sequenced and annotated complete chloroplast genome of Youngia gracilipes. The whole genome length is 152,811 bp, including a large single-copy (LSC) region with length of 84,337 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region with length of 18,392 bp, a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions with length of 25,041 bp. A total of 114 unique genes was found, of which 80 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Simultaneously, molecular phylogenetic analysis suggested that Youngia gracilipes was the closest to Youngia japonica.

Keywords

• chloroplast genome
• molecular phylogeny
• youngia gracilipes