Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of the First Complete Chloroplast Genome of Shizhenia pinguicula (Orchidaceae: Orchideae)
Yuan Chen, Yanlin Zhao, Quan Yan, Wei Wu, Qingqing Lin, Guoqiang Chen, Yanfang Zheng, Mingqing Huang, Shiming Fan, Yanxiang Lin, Zhiqiang Wu · 2024
Read Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of the First Complete Chloroplast Genome of Shizhenia pinguicula (Orchidaceae: Orchideae) by Yuan Chen, Yanlin Zhao, Quan Yan, Wei Wu, Qingqing Lin, Guoqiang Chen, Yanfang Zheng, Mingqing Huang, Shiming Fan, Yanxiang Lin, Zhiqiang Wu (2024) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-11593919.txt.
Description
Yuan Chen and co-authors read the full chloroplast genome of a rare Chinese orchid in a 2024 study, the first such map for the species. The plant, Shizhenia pinguicula, is prized in medicine and hard to protect without genetic data. Chloroplasts hold the green cells' own small genome, a handy record of kinship.
The genome runs about 159 thousand letters in the usual four-part layout, with 123 genes. Some gene groups had shrunk or turned into dead copies, while repeat stretches and fast-changing zones were mapped for later use. Family-tree work placed the orchid at the base of a small alliance of kin genera. The authors offer the genome as a tool for naming finds and planning protection.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuan Chen, Yanlin Zhao, Quan Yan, Wei Wu, Qingqing Lin, Guoqiang Chen, Yanfang Zheng, Mingqing Huang, Shiming Fan, Yanxiang Lin, Zhiqiang Wu |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |