The complete plastome of bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis, Papaveraceae), a spring ephemeral from eastern North America.
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SUBMITTER: Liu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7706841 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
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The complete plastome of bloodroot (<i>Sanguinaria canadensis</i>, Papaveraceae), a spring ephemeral from eastern North America.
Liu Zihan Z Luo Yuxin Y Wang Yuguo Y Lee Joongku J
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources 20190909 2
The complete plastome of <i>Sanguinaria canadensis</i> was sequenced, which is 160,117 bp in length, consisting of 87699 bp large single-copy (LSC), a 19,136 bp small single copy (SSC), and a pair of 26,638 bp inverted repeat (IR) regions. The <i>S. canadensis</i> plastome encodes 137 annotated genes including 37 tRNA genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 89 protein coding genes. Phylogenetic analysis strongly supported that it is a member of Chelidonieae. ...[more]
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