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The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Saussurea wettsteiniana (Compositae)
Deng-Li Luo1,2, Ying-Min Zhang1, Ti-Cao Zhang2
1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Dai and Yi Medicines, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Saussurea wettsteiniana is a medicinally important herb endemic to Hengduan Mountains. Here, we report and characterize the complete chloroplast genome sequence of S. wettsteiniana to provide genomic resources useful for future study. The complete chloroplast genome is 152,631 bp in length, consisting of a large single copy and a small single copy of 83,552 bp and 18,637 bp, which were separated by a pair of inverted repeats of 25,221 bp. Totally 133 genes were annotated, including 87 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. We also detected two pseudo-genes (ycf1 and rps19). The overall GC content of the whole genome is 37.7%. The phylogenetic tree based on 23 complete plastomes indicated that S. wettsteiniana was closely related to S. involucrata of Compositae.
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