International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 26(5), P. 2248 - 2248
Published: March 3, 2025
As the most diverse genus of Salicaceae, Salix is primarily distributed in temperate zone Northern Hemisphere, encompassing 350-500 species worldwide. The genus's evolutionary history complex due to significant genetic differentiation. Chloroplast genes, being highly conserved, serve as effective tools for studying uniparental inheritance and evolution. In this study, we sequenced assembled chloroplast genomes five representative species. Phylogenetic relationships were constructed using genome data, structural differences among lineages compared. These exhibited a typical quadripartite structure, with lengths ranging from 154,444 155,725 bp. We successfully annotated 131 including 88 protein-coding 35 tRNA 8 rRNA genes. Clade I showed higher variability SSC region, identifying variable regions: petA-psbJ, rps16-rps3, ndhD, ccsA-ndhD, ndhG-ndhI. Two rapidly evolving ndhI ycf4, also identified. total length insertions deletions (InDels) was 1046 II greater LSC four regions identified: trnK-trnQ, ndhC-trnV, trnV, psdE-petL. Four genes-infA, rpoC1, rps18, ycf1-were InDels 1282 Therefore, study elucidated evolution across different lineages, thereby providing deeper insights into intrageneric phylogenetic relationships.
Language: Английский