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Complete chloroplast genome of Tetragonia tetragonioides: Molecular phylogenetic relationships and evolution in Caryophyllales.

ABSTRACT: The chloroplast genome of Tetragonia tetragonioides (Aizoaceae; Caryophyllales) was sequenced to provide information for studies on phylogeny and evolution within Caryophyllales. The chloroplast genome of Tetragonia tetragonioides is 149,506 bp in length and includes a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 24,769 bp that separate a large single copy (LSC) region of 82,780 bp and a small single copy (SSC) region of 17,188 bp. Comparative analysis of the chloroplast genome showed that Caryphyllales species have lost many genes. In particular, the rpl2 intron and infA gene were not found in T. tetragonioides, and core Caryophyllales lack the rpl2 intron. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using 55 genes in 16 complete chloroplast genomes. Caryophyllales was found to divide into two clades; core Caryophyllales and noncore Caryophyllales. The genus Tetragonia is closely related to Mesembryanthemum. Comparisons of the synonymous (Ks), nonsynonymous (Ka), and Ka/Ks substitution rates revealed that nonsynonymous substitution rates were lower than synonymous substitution rates and that Ka/Ks rates were less than 1. The findings of the present study suggest that most genes are a purified selection.

SUBMITTER: Choi KS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6014681 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Complete chloroplast genome of Tetragonia tetragonioides: Molecular phylogenetic relationships and evolution in Caryophyllales.

Choi Kyoung Su KS Kwak Myounghai M Lee Byoungyoon B Park SeonJoo S

PloS one 20180622 6

The chloroplast genome of Tetragonia tetragonioides (Aizoaceae; Caryophyllales) was sequenced to provide information for studies on phylogeny and evolution within Caryophyllales. The chloroplast genome of Tetragonia tetragonioides is 149,506 bp in length and includes a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 24,769 bp that separate a large single copy (LSC) region of 82,780 bp and a small single copy (SSC) region of 17,188 bp. Comparative analysis of the chloroplast genome showed that Caryphyllales sp ...[more]

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