Comparative chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analysis of Aquilegia.

ABSTRACT:

Premise

Aquilegia is an ideal taxon for studying the evolution of adaptive radiation. Current phylogenies of Aquilegia based on different molecular markers are inconsistent, and therefore a clear and accurate phylogeny remains uncertain. Analyzing the chloroplast genome, with its simple structure and low recombination rate, may help solve this problem.

Methods

Next-generation sequencing data were generated or downloaded for Aquilegia species, enabling their chloroplast genomes to be assembled. The assemblies were used to estimate the genome characteristics and infer the phylogeny of Aquilegia.

Results

In this study, chloroplast genome sequences were assembled for Aquilegia species distributed across Asia, North America, and Europe. T

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8027367 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature