Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Paeonia ostii
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College of Agricultural (College of Tree Peony), Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan, China
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Institute of Chinese Materia Medical, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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College of Life Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei 235000, Anhui, China
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College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, Hubei China
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Molecules 2018, 23(2), 246; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23020246
Received: 22 December 2017 / Revised: 20 January 2018 / Accepted: 24 January 2018 / Published: 26 January 2018
Paeonia ostii, a common oil-tree peony, is important ornamentally and medicinally. However, there are few studies on the chloroplast genome of Paeonia ostii. We sequenced and analyzed the complete chloroplast genome of P. ostii. The size of the P. ostii chloroplast genome is 152,153 bp, including a large single-copy region (85,373 bp), a small single-copy region (17,054 bp), and a pair of inverted repeats regions (24,863 bp). The P. ostii chloroplast genome encodes 111 genes, including 77 protein-coding genes, four ribosomal RNA genes, and 30 transfer RNA genes. The genome contains forward repeats (22), palindromic repeats (28), and tandem repeats (24). The presence of rich simple-sequence repeat loci in the genome provides opportunities for future population genetics work for breeding new varieties. A phylogenetic analysis showed that P. ostii is more closely related to Paeonia delavayi and Paeonia ludlowii than to Paeonia obovata and Paeonia veitchii. The results of this study provide an assembly of the whole chloroplast genome of P. ostii, which may be useful for future breeding and further biological discoveries. It will provide a theoretical basis for the improvement of peony yield and the determination of phylogenetic status.
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Keywords:
Paeonia ostii; chloroplast genome; phylogeny
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Guo, S.; Guo, L.; Zhao, W.; Xu, J.; Li, Y.; Zhang, X.; Shen, X.; Wu, M.; Hou, X. Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Paeonia ostii. Molecules 2018, 23, 246.
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