The complete chloroplast genome sequence of medicinal plant, Artemisia lavandulaefolia YC

Abstract

As part of a genome sequencing project for Artemisia lavandulaefolia YC (A. lavandulaefolia YC), a complete chloroplast (chl)genome was assembled as a single circular dsDNA of 151,199 bp. It is composed of a large single-copy (LSC), a small single-copy (SSC) and two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 82,909 bp, 18,390 bp and 24,950 bp, respectively. Overall GC contents of the genome were 37.5%. The A. lavandulaefolia YC chloroplast genome has a total of 117 genes including 82 protein-coding genes, 31 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis based on the chloroplast genome demonstrated that A. lavandulaefolia YC most closely related to Artemisia motana. The complete chloroplast genomes of A. lavandulaefolia YC would be useful for future investigation of genetics, evolution and clinical identification of artemisia species.