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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
Complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Gloiopeltis furcata (Gigartinales, Florideophyceae)
Xiaoxue Liu1, Chunchen Liu2, Wenjun Li3
1Research Center of Marine Ecology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, China.
Abstract:
Gloiopeltis furcata is an annual red alga of Endocladiaceae, Florideophyceae, showing high economic and medical values. The chloroplast genome is instrumental for evolutionary studies, yet that of G. furcata remains unreported. Here, the chloroplast genome of G. furcata was assembled and analyzed. The genome size is 177,606 bp, which contains 184 genes (152 protein-coding genes, 29 tRNAs, and 3 rRNAs). Four simple sequence repeat (SSR) types were detected. The AGA-encoded arginine had the highest relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) value, while CGG-encoded arginine had the lowest. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that G. furcata is a sister to Chondrus crispus.
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