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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
The complete chloroplast genome of Mimusops elengi (Sapotaceae: Sapoteae)
1School of Civil Engineering, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Fujian, China.
Abstract:
The first complete chloroplast genome sequences of Mimusops elengi Linaeus, 1753 (Sapotaceae: Sapoteae) were reported in this study. The cpDNA of M. elengi is 159,719 bp in length, contains a large single-copy region (LSC) of 88,935 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,606 bp, which were separated by a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 26,089 bp. The genome contains 132 genes, including 87 protein-coding genes, 8 ribosomal RNA genes, and 37 transfer RNA genes. The overall GC content of the whole genome is 36.8%. Phylogenetic analysis of 8 chloroplast genomes within the tribe Sapoteae suggests that the sister relationship of Autranella and Tieghemella are strongly supported. Minusops genus is close to Autranella and Tieghemella, although the support value is still low.
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