Complete chloroplast genome sequencing of Job's tears (Coix L.): genome structure, comparative analysis, and phylogenetic relationships.

ABSTRACT: Job's tears, also known as adlay, is a valuable plant that has commonly been used in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as an edible food. Due to the lack of knowledge of its genetics and gaps in its evolutionary analysis, breeding of adlay has been hindered. Here, we report five complete chloroplast genomes of various species and varieties in the genus by Illumina sequencing, while their genome structure, comparative analysis, and phylogenetic relationships were conducted. Genome sizes ranged from 140,860 to 140,864 bp in length, GC contents were 38.43%, and genome architecture was of a typical quadripartite structure. We annotated 82～83 protein-coding genes and 46～47 non-coding RNA genes in each genome and they functionally associated with self-replication, photosynthesis, cytochrome

SUBMITTER: Li XD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057079 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature