The complete chloroplast genome sequences for four Amaranthus species (Amaranthaceae).

ABSTRACT:

Premise of the study

The amaranth genus contains many important grain and weedy species. We further our understanding of the genus through the development of a complete reference chloroplast genome.

Methods and results

A high-quality Amaranthus hypochondriacus (Amaranthaceae) chloroplast genome assembly was developed using long-read technology. This reference genome was used to reconstruct the chloroplast genomes for two closely related grain species (A. cruentus and A. caudatus) and their putative progenitor (A. hybridus). The reference genome was 150,518 bp and possesses a circular structure of two inverted repeats (24,352 bp) separated by small (17,941 bp) and large (83,873 bp) single-copy regions; it encodes 111 genes, 72 for proteins. Relative to the reference chloropla

SUBMITTER: Chaney L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5033369 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature