Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 17, 2025

Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Casuarina equisetifolia
Jiaji Zhang1, Yuhao Weng1, Daiquan Ye2
1Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology of Ministry of Education of China, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
Abstract:
Casuarina equisetifolia, as windbreaks, soil erosion, and sand dune stabilization with high resistant to typhoon force winds, drought and salinization, belongs to the Casuarinaceae family. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of C. equisetifolia was sequenced by Illumina sequencing platform and annotated by Geneious Prime. The complete chloroplast genome size is 156,128 bp in length, with a large single copy region (LSC: 86,192 bp) and a small single-copy region (SSC: 18,462 bp), which was separated by a pair of 25,737 bp inverted repeated regions (IRs). The chloroplast genome of C. equisetifolia encodes total 127 genes, including 82 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. The phylogenomic relationship analysis suggested that the Casuarinaceae family, which includes C. equisetifolia, was more closely related to the family of Betulaceae.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Comparing Mitochondrial, Chloroplast, and Prokaryotic Genomes
Anatomy of Chloroplasts
The Anatomy of Chloroplasts
Structure of...
Export of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genes
Protein Transport to the Inner Chloroplast Membrane
C4 Pathway and CAM
C4 Pathway
The C4 pathway is used by plants such as...

