Phylogenetic classification and genetic insights from the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Medicago ruthenica</i>.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medicago ruthenica, an essential wild perennial relative of Medicago sativa, is distributed across Eurasia, with good palatability and strong tolerance to drought, cold, and saline-alkali stress. It is exhibits wide adaptability, and its morphology varies greatly under different environmental conditions. Owing to this rich morphological diversity, the inference of its phylogeny has been controversial. Extensive studies have been conducted on the nuclear and chloroplast genomes of M. ruthenica; however, because of the complexity of the mitochondrial genome, the M. ruthenica mitochondrial genome has not been systematically described.

Methods

In this study, we successfully assembled the M. ruthenica mitochondrial genome and invest

SUBMITTER: Tian Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12446361 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature