Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Pinus yunnanensis var. pygmaea

Tian Hong Hong; Zhao Yang; Wang Xiu-Rong; Xiao Feng; Yayan Zhu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1800433

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Pinus yunnanensis var. pygmaea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jul 31;5(3):3108-3109. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1800433.

Authors

Tian Hong Hong^{1

2

3

4}, Zhao Yang^{1

2

3

4}, Wang Xiu-Rong¹, Xiao Feng^{1

2

3

4}, Yayan Zhu⁵

Affiliations

¹ College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang, PR China.
² Institute for Forest Resources & Environment of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, PR China.
³ Key Laboratory of Forest Cultivation in Plateau Mountain of Guizhou Province, Guizhou University, Guiyang, PR China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guizhou University, Guiyang, PR China.
⁵ Guizhou Academy of Forsetry, Guiyang, PR China.

Abstract

Pinus Yunnanensis var. pygmaea (Fam: pinaceae; Gen: Pinus), is a mutant of Pinus yunnanensis. Franch. To contribute to its conservation, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of P. yunnanensis var. Pygmaea was sequenced and assembled by high-throughput sequencing technology. The results show that P. yunnanensis var. pygmaea cp genome contained 101 genes, including 64 protein-coding genes, 33 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes. The overall GC content of the cp genome is 38.50%. A phylogenetic tree reconstructed by 16 cp genomes reveals that P. yunnanensis var. pygmaea is most related with Pinus taiwanensis.

Keywords: Pinus yunnanensis var. pygmaea; chloroplast genome; high throughput sequencing.

Grants and funding

The study was supported by Guizhou Science and Technology Cooperation talent Platform post-subsidy plan ([2018]5261) and Guizhou Science and Technology Plan Project [grant number [2017]1098].