The first complete chloroplast genome of Halodule uninervis (Forssk.) Boiss. 1882 (Cymodoceaceae)
Mingzhong Liu, Rongrong Shan, Jiaxin Wu, Yunfeng Shi, Muqiu Zhao · 2024
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Description
Liu and four co-authors reported the first complete chloroplast genome of a seagrass in twenty twenty-four. The species, Halodule uninervis, grows in shallow seas. Chloroplasts are the plant parts that capture sunlight, and their genome offers clues to identity and kinship.
The genome runs about one hundred sixty-four thousand base pairs, with a GC content of about thirty-six percent. It has the classic four-part layout: one large and one small single-copy region plus two repeated regions. In total, one hundred thirty-one genes were cataloged. Most code for proteins, while the rest make transfer and ribosomal RNA. Family tree analysis placed the species closest to two relatives in the same family, Cymodocea rotundata and Syringodium isoetifolium.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mingzhong Liu, Rongrong Shan, Jiaxin Wu, Yunfeng Shi, Muqiu Zhao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |