Abstract
Dipteryx alata Vog. (Fabaceae) is a species of tree native to the Brazilian Cerrado that has economic potential due to its use for food, forage, medicinal, recovery of degraded areas, landscaping and wood extraction. The objective of the present study was to sequence, assemble and annotate the chloroplast genome sequence (cp genome) of D. alata and perform comparative analysis with the cp genome of other species of Fabaceae. The chloroplast is 158,647 bp in length and exhibits a quadripartite structure, with a pair of inverted repeats (IRs: 24,948 bp) separated by the large single copy (LSC: 88,769 bp) and small single copy (SSC: 19,982 bp) regions. It contains 125 genes, of which 109 are unique, including 76 protein-coding genes (CDS), 29 transporter RNA genes (tRNA) and four ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA). Comparative analysis of the cp genome of D. alata with the genome of other Fabaceae indicated similarity to the gene content, but gene losses and rearrangements have been identified. Comparative analysis indicated that the genes located in the IR regions were the most conserved, with average values of nucleotide diversity (Pi) of 0.03 followed by SSC (Pi-0.08) and LSC (Pi-0.09). Some non-coding regions exhibited relatively high divergence of sequences. The chloroplast genome contains also 131 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) of which 121 are located in intergenic regions and ten in protein-coding regions. The most frequent SSR repetition was A/T and AT/TA. The complete cp genome sequence of D. alata reported in this paper represents a valuable addition to the scarce available genomic resources for this Brazilian Cerrado species. This work shows the first complete plastoma of a species belonging to the ADA clade, within the Papilionoideae subfamily, and contributes to improve studies of phylogeny and plastoma evolution of the Fabaceae family. In addition, it provides new genetic information on plastid sequences useful for designing conservation and breeding strategies. Chloroplast sequences will be useful in phylogenetic studies, population genetics, phylogeography and molecular systematics.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
