Genes, Vol. 15, Pages 380: First Record of Comparative Plastid Genome Analysis and Phylogenetic Relationships among Corylopsis Siebold & amp; Zucc. (Hamamelidaceae)

Genes, Vol. 15, Pages 380: First Record of Comparative Plastid Genome Analysis and Phylogenetic Relationships among Corylopsis Siebold & Zucc. (Hamamelidaceae) Genes doi: 10.3390/genes15030380 Authors: Tae-Hee Kim Young-Ho Ha Hiroaki Setoguchi Kyung Choi Sang-Chul Kim Hyuk-Jin Kim Corylopsis Siebold & Zucc. (Hamamelidaceae) is widely used as a horticultural plant and comprises approximately 25 species in East Asia. Molecular research is essential to distinguish Corylopsis species, which are morphologically similar. Molecular research has been conducted using a small number of genes but not in Corylopsis. Plastid genomes of Corylopsis species (Corylopsis gotoana, Corylopsis pauciflora, and Corylopsis sinensis) were sequenced using next-generation sequencing techniques. Repeats and nucleotide diversity that could be used as DNA markers were also investigated. A phylogenetic investigation was carried out using 79 protein-coding genes to infer the evolutionary relationships within the genus Corylopsis. By including new plastomes, the overall plastid genome structure of Corylopsis was similar. Simple sequence repeats of 73–106 SSRs were identified in the protein-coding genes of the plastid genomes, and 33–40 long repeat sequences were identified in the plastomes. The Pi value of the rpl33_rps18 region, an intergenic spacer, was the highest. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that Corylopsis is a monophyletic group a...
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