Complete Chloroplast Genome of an Endangered Species Quercus litseoides, and Its Comparative, Evolutionary, and Phylogenetic Study with Other Quercus Section Cyclobalanopsis Species.

ABSTRACT: Quercus litseoides, an endangered montane cloud forest species, is endemic to southern China. To understand the genomic features, phylogenetic relationships, and molecular evolution of Q. litseoides, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome was analyzed and compared in Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis. The cp genome of Q. litseoides was 160,782 bp in length, with an overall guanine and cytosine (GC) content of 36.9%. It contained 131 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, eight ribosomal RNA genes, and 37 transfer RNA genes. A total of 165 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and 48 long sequence repeats with A/T bias were identified in the Q. litseoides cp genome, which were mainly distributed in the large single copy region (LSC) and intergenic spacer re

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9316884 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature