Complete chloroplast genome of Fagus multinervis, a beech species endemic to Ulleung Island in South Korea

Abstract

We used next-generation sequencing to determine the complete chloroplast genome of Fagus multinervis (Fagaceae), a beech endemic to Ulleung Island in South Korea. This genome is 158,348 bp long, has a typical quadripartite structure, and contains a large single copy region (87,659 bp), small single copy region (18,903 bp), and two inverted repeats (25,893 bp). Overall GC content is 37.1%. The genome encodes 129 genes, including 83 for proteins, 38 for tRNA, and 8 for rRNA. Based on a comparison of 63 protein-coding genes from related species, we placed Fagus at a basal position on our phylogenetic tree.