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Mitogenome Announcement

The complete chloroplast genome of Musa acuminata var. chinensis

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Pages 2691-2692 | Received 16 Jun 2020, Accepted 20 Jun 2020, Published online: 07 Jul 2020
 

Abstract

Musa acuminata var. chinensis is one of the most important wild banana species native to China which has huge potential breeding value by its cold tolerance and disease resistance. In this study, we first reported the complete chloroplast genome of M. acuminata var. chinensis and explore its phylogenetic position using a maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree. The chloroplast genome of M. acuminata var. chinensis is 170,402 bp in length and the overall GC content of the whole genome is 36.8%. It consisting of a pair of inverted repeat (IR, 35,320 bp) regions, a large single-copy (LSC, 88,870 bp) and a small single-copy (SSC, 10,900 bp). The chloroplast genome contained 112 genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 29 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA ribosomal genes. The most genes occur as a single copy, while 23 gene species occur in double copies. Phylogenetic analysis of 7 selected chloroplast genomes revealed that M. acuminata var. chinensis was closely related to M. acuminata ssp. malaccensis. The complete chloroplast genome of M. acuminata var. chinensis will greatly enhance precious gene resources for banana breeding programs in the future.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in national center for biotechnology information (NCBI) at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, reference number [MT593357].

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Funding

This study was supported by Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant No. 318QN249].