Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Rhododendronmariesii and comparative genomics of related species in the family Ericaeae.

ABSTRACT: Rhododendronmariesii Hemsley et Wilson, 1907, a typical member of the family Ericaeae, possesses valuable medicinal and horticultural properties. In this research, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of R.mariesii was sequenced and assembled, which proved to be a typical quadripartite structure with the length of 203,480 bp. In particular, the lengths of the large single copy region (LSC), small single copy region (SSC), and inverted repeat regions (IR) were 113,715 bp, 7,953 bp, and 40,918 bp, respectively. Among the 151 unique genes, 98 were protein-coding genes, 8 were tRNA genes, and 45 were rRNA genes. The structural characteristics of the R.mariesiicp genome was similar to other angiosperms. Leucine was the most representative amino acid, while cysteine was the

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10464601 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature