The complete mitochondrial genome of Cuminum cyminum (Apiales: Apiaceae) and phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L). belongs to the family Apiaceae and the order Apiales, which is a widely grown spice and medicinal plant in Xinjiang province, China. In the current study, whole genome sequencing of C. cyminum was performed using the Illumina HiSeq 4000 platform, and the complete mitogenome sequence was assembled and annotated. We found that the single circular mitogenome of C. cyminum was 246,721 bp in length, and has about 45.5% GC content. It comprised 73 genes in the coding region (35 protein-coding genes, 18 tRNA genes, 3 rRNA genes, and 15 open-reading frames) and a non-coding region. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that C. cyminum is closely related to Daucus carota and the subtribes Daucinae. The mitogenome of C. cyminum revealed its phylogenetic relationships with other species in the Apiaceae family, which would further help in understanding its evolution.

Keywords:

• Cuminum cyminum
• mitogenome
• apiaceae
• phylogenetic analysis

Acknowledgement

We thank Bullet Edits Limited for the linguistic editing and proofreading of the manuscript.

Ethical approval

Since the Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31860077], Ms. Feiya Suo has obtained permission by Xinjiang University to collect C. cyminum samples. Dr. Luodong Huang collected the specimen of C. cyminum for further molecular study. The plant material collection and experimental research were conducted according to the Plant Protection and Regulation of Xinjiang University and Guangxi University.

Authors’ contributions

All authors contributed to the concept and design of the study. Sample collection and preparation of materials were done by Huiying Zhou, Aifeire Abuduaini, and Feiya Suo. Ge Chen, and Ruiping Kang performed the experiments, analyzed the data, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Zihao Wang, and Yu Jiang were involved in tools for the analysis, sorting out the results, and preparing figures. Luodong Huang read and revised the manuscript. Feiya Suo and Luodong Huang were involved in the conception and design of the work, funding acquisition, revising it critically for intellectual content and the final approval of the version to be published. And all authors agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure statement

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

Data availability statement

The genome sequence data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI under accession no. OP800912. The associated BioProject, BioSample, and SRA numbers are PRJNA899008, SAMN31636213, and SRR22214714, respectively.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31860077], and the High-level introduction of talents research startup fund of Guangxi University [A3130051004].