Comparative analysis of chloroplast genome structure and molecular dating in Myrtales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myrtales is a species rich branch of Rosidae, with many species having important economic, medicinal, and ornamental value. At present, although there are reports on the chloroplast structure of Myrtales, a comprehensive analysis of the chloroplast structure of Myrtales is lacking. Phylogenetic and divergence time estimates of Myrtales are mostly constructed by using chloroplast gene fragments, and the support for relationships is low. A more reliable method to reconstruct the species divergence time and phylogenetic relationships is by using whole chloroplast genomes. In this study, we comprehensively analyzed the structural characteristics of Myrtales chloroplasts, compared variation hotspots, and reconstructed the species differentiation time of Myrtales with four fos

SUBMITTER: Zhang XF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8122561 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature