The complete chloroplast genome of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis, an important economic red alga of the family Gracilariaceae.

ABSTRACT: The complete chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) of a famous red alga of the family Gracilariaceae, Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis, was deduced by using next-generation sequencing and de novo assembly technology. The complete cpDNA of G. lemaneiformis consists of 182 505 bp and encodes 230 unique genes consisting 204 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 21 transfer RNA genes, 3 ribosomal RNA genes, 1 transfer-messenger RNA genes and 1 non-coding RNA genes. Among 204 PCGs, ccsA gene is interrupted by a intron. Unlike the typical quadripartite structure (a pair of inverted repeats separated by the small single-copy and large single-copy units) of cpDNA in higher plants, the complete cpDNA of G. lemaneiformis is very compact, containing no inverted repeat and just one copy of rRNA gene

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7800848 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature