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The complete chloroplast genome of a medicinal plant Viscum articulatum Burm.f. (Loranthaceae).

ABSTRACT: Viscum articulatum is usually used as famous ethno-medicinal plant and popular drink in many provinces of China. In this study, the characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of V. articulatum was analyzed using the Illumina NovaSeq platform. The whole chloroplast genome sequence of V. articulatum is 131,825 including a large single-copy region (LSC, 76,069 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC, 8990 bp), and a pair of repeated regions (IRs, 23,383 bp, each). Further gene annotation in our study revealed the chloroplast genome contains 114 genes, including 36 tRNA genes, 8 rRNA genes and 70 protein-coding genes. A total of 118 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were identified in the chloroplast genome. Phylogenetic development was analyzed based on V. articulatum with other species of Loranthaceae, the phylogenetic tree in our study revealed that V. articulatum is a lineage independent of other species in genus Viscum.

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8381967 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The complete chloroplast genome of a medicinal plant Viscum articulatum Burm.f. (Loranthaceae).

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