Chloroplast Genomes and Phylogenetic Analysis of Three Carthamus (Asteraceae) Species.

ABSTRACT: The genus Carthamus Linnaeus, which belongs to the tribe Cardueae in the Asteraceae family, originated in the Mediterranean region and consists of approximately 20 species worldwide. Understanding the phylogeny of the Carthamus is crucial for the cultivation of C. tinctorius. Although chloroplast genomes are widely used for species identification and evolutionary studies, there have been limited investigations on the chloroplast genomes of Carthamus species. In this study, we assembled the chloroplast genomes of C. persicus, C. tinctorius × C. persicus, and C. lanatus and combined them with the five chloroplast genomes of C. tinctorius for comparative genomic analysis. The sizes of the chloroplast genomes of C. lanatus,

SUBMITTER: Yang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648744 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature