The complete chloroplast genome sequences of three veroniceae species (Plantaginaceae): Comparative analysis and highly divergent regions

Kyoung Su Choi, Myong Gi Chung, Seon Joo Park

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Abstract

Previous studies of Veronica and related genera were weakly supported by molecular and paraphyletic taxa. Here, we report the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Veronica nakaiana and the related species Veronica persica and Veronicastrum sibiricum. The chloroplast genome length of V. nakaiana, V. persica, and V. sibiricum ranged from 150,198 bp to 152,930 bp. A total of 112 genes comprising 79 protein coding genes, 29 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes were observed in three chloroplast genomes. The total number of SSRs was 48, 51, and 53 in V. nakaiana, V. persica, and V. sibiricum, respectively. Two SSRs (10 bp of AT and 12 bp of AATA) were observed in the same regions (rpoC2 and ndhD) in three chloroplast genomes. A comparison of coding genes and non-coding regions between V. nakaiana and V. persica revealed divergent sites, with the greatest variation occurring petD-rpoA region. The complete chloroplast genome sequence information regarding the three Veroniceae will be helpful for elucidating Veroniceae phylogenetic relationships.

Original languageEnglish
Article number355
JournalFrontiers in Plant Science
Volume7
Issue numberMAR2016
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • Chloroplast genome
  • Divergent regions
  • Phylogenetic tree
  • Veronica
  • Veroniceae

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