Assessing Genetic Diversity in Endangered Plant <i>Orchidantha chinensis</i>: Chloroplast Genome Assembly and Simple Sequence Repeat Marker-Based Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Orchidantha chinensis T. L. Wu, an endemic species in China, is listed as a key protected wild plant in Guangdong Province. However, the lack of reports on the chloroplast genome and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers has hindered the assessment of its genetic diversity and conservation strategies. The limited number of molecular markers to assess the genetic diversity of this species, and thus develop proper conservation strategies, highlighted the urgent need to develop new ones. This study developed new SSR markers and investigated genetic variation using 96 samples of O. chinensis from seven populations. Through high-throughput sequencing, a complete chloroplast genome of 134,407 bp was assembled. A maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree, based on the chloroplast genome,

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature