Development of chloroplast genome resources for peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and other species of Arachis.

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Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed and cash crop worldwide. Wild Arachis spp. are potental sources of novel genes for the genetic improvement of cultivated peanut. Understanding the genetic relationships with cultivated peanut is important for the efficient use of wild species in breeding programmes. However, for this genus, only a few genetic resources have been explored so far. In this study, new chloroplast genomic resources have been developed for the genus Arachis based on whole chloroplast genomes from seven species that were sequenced using next-generation sequencing technologies. The chloroplast genomes ranged in length from 156,275 to 156,395 bp, and their gene contents, gene orders, and GC contents were similar to those for other Fabaceae species

SUBMITTER: Yin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5599657 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature