The multipartite mitochondrial genome of Fallopia multiflora (Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae)

Chang-Kug Kim; Yong-Kab Kim

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1437796

The multipartite mitochondrial genome of Fallopia multiflora (Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Feb 7;3(1):155-156. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1437796.

Authors

Chang-Kug Kim¹, Yong-Kab Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jeonju, Korea.
² School of Electrical Information Communication Engineering, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.

Abstract

Fallopia multiflora is an important Oriental herb belonging to the family Polygonaceae. The F. multiflora mitochondrial genome consists of two circular chromosomes that were 200,352- and 112,098-nucleotides long. The mitochondrial genome encodes 57 genes, including 34 protein-coding genes, 20 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and three ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. When accounting for 3 overlapping genes, 38 genes were found in chromosome I, and 22 in chromosome II. The phylogenetic analysis suggests that F. multiflora is closely related to Beta macrocarpa and Silene latifolia.

Keywords: Fallopia multiflora; Polygonaceae family; mitochondrial genome.