The complete chloroplast genome of Cynara humilis. (3rd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Curci, Pasquale Luca; Sonnante, Gabriella
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 27:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 2345
• Page End: 2346
• Publication Date: 2016-07-03
• Subjects: Asteraceae -- Carduoideae -- chloroplast genome -- Cynara humilis -- phylogeny
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1025257
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: The complete chloroplast genome of the wild thistle Cynara humilis L. (Asteraceae) is presented in this study. The genome is 152, 585 bp in length and has a quadripartite structure composed by a large single-copy (LSC) of 83, 622 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) of 18, 651 bp and two inverted repeats (IRb/a) of 25, 156 bp each. The GC content corresponds to 37.7%. The amount of unique genes is 114, in which 17 are duplicated in the IRs, for a total of 131 genes. A maximum parsimony phylogenetic analysis revealed that C. humilis chloroplast genome is closely related to that of the globe artichoke within the Carduoideae subfamily.