Complete chloroplast genome of Lycoris sprengeri (Amaryllidaceae) and genetic comparison.

ABSTRACT: Lycoris sprengeri is native to China and has various variations. It belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family, which contains abundant alkaloids for medical use and also was planted as garden bulbous flowers. In this study, we assembled the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of L. sprengeri by DNA sequencing, which will improve the complete cp genomic information for analysis of phylogenetic relationships and germplasm identification in Lycoris. The whole cp genome is 158,687?bp, which contained a large single-copy region (LSC) of 86,489?bp, a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,540?bp, and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,829?bp. A total of 137 genes were annotated, including 87 protein coding genes (PCGs), 42 tRNA, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that the close relationship of three species of Lycoris (L. sprengeri, L. radiate, and L. squamigera) in the Amaryllidaceae family.

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7707319 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature