Nine complete chloroplast genomes of the Camellia genus provide insights into evolutionary relationships and species differentiation.

ABSTRACT: The genus Camellia, known for species such as Camellia japonica, is of significant agricultural and ecological importance. However, the genetic diversity and evolutionary relationships among Camellia species remain insufficiently explored. In this study, we successfully sequenced and assembled the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes of nine Camellia accessions, including the species Camellia petelotii, and eight varieties of C. Japonica (C. Japonica 'Massee Lane', C. Japonica 'L.T.Dees', C. Japonica 'Songzi', C. Japonica 'Kagirohi', C. Japonica 'Sanyuecha', C. Japonica 'Xiameng Hualin', C. Japonica 'Xiameng Wenqing', and C. Japonica 'Xiameng Xiaoxuan'). These genomes exhibited conserved lengths (~ 156,580-157,002 bp), indicating minimal variation in genome size. They consistently predicted 8

SUBMITTER: Cai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906861 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature