Abstract

Swertia tetraptera, native to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is an important traditional Chinese medicine. Although researchers have done a lot of work on it, the phylogenetic position of S. tetraptera within Swertia has still not been solved. Chloroplast genome sequences play a significant role in the development of molecular markers in plant phylogenetic and population genetic studies. In present study, we determined the complete chloroplast genome sequences for S. tetraptera using IIumina sequencing. The total length of the complete chloroplast genome of S. tetraptera is 152,840 bp, of which the GC content is 37.95%. The genome encodes 130 functional genes, including 85 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA, and 8 rRNA. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that S. tetraptera forms monophyletic group with Halenia corniculata which shows closed relationship with the Halenia.

Details

Title
The complete chloroplast genome of Swertia tetraptera and phylogenetic analysis
Author
Yang, Lucun 1 ; Xiong, Feng 2 ; Xiao, Yuanming 2 ; Li, Jingjing 3 ; Chen, Cheng 2 ; Zhou, Guoying 1 

 Qinghai Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Biological Resources, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China 
 Qinghai Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Biological Resources, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
 Qinghai Normal University, Xining, China 
Pages
164-165
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Mar 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23802359
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2363170738
Copyright
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