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Complete chloroplast genome sequence of turnip (Brassica rapa. ssp. rapa): genome structure and phylogenetic analysis
Rui Han1, Minyu Tian1, Guangnan Zhang1,2
1Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences of Qinghai University (Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences), Xining, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Turnip (Brassica rapa. ssp. rapa) is considered worldwide to be one of the most important leaf and root vegetable crops in the Brassicaceae family. However, to date, few chloroplast (cp) genomic resources have been reported for this genus. Here, we determined the complete cp genome sequences of Brassica rapa ssp. rapa. A 153,621 bp quadripartite cycle without any gap was obtained with a large single-copy region (LSC) of 83,512 bp, a small single-copy region (SSC) of 17,683 bp, and two inverted repeat (IR), IRa and IRb of 26,213 bp. A total of 132 genes were identified, including 87 protein-coding genes (PCG), 37 transfer RNA (tRNA), and 8 ribosomal RNA (rRNA). The phylogenetic analysis of ten other crops selected showed that the turnip was most closely related to the Brassica rapa.
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