The cp genome characterization of Adenium obesum: Gene content, repeat organization and phylogeny
Khalid Mashay Alanazi1, Mohammad Ajmal Ali2, Soo-Yong Kim3
1Genetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. belonging to the family Apocynaceae, is remarkable for its horticultural and ornamental values, poisonous nature, and medicinal uses. In order to have understanding of cp genome characterization of highly valued medicinal plant, and the evolutionary and systematic relationships, the complete plastome / chloroplast (cp) genome of A. obesum was sequenced. The assembled cp genome of A. obesum was found to be 154,437 bp, with an overall GC content of 38.1%. A total of 127 unique coding genes were annotated including 96 protein-coding genes, 28 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes. The repeat structures were found to comprise of only mononucleotide repeats. The SSR loci are compososed of only A/T bases. The phylogenetic analysis of cp genomes revealed its proximity with Nerium oleander.
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