title: The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Dioscorea zingiberensis (Dioscoreceae).
abstract: Dioscorea zingiberensis (Dioscoreceae) is an important medicinal plant endemic to China. Here, its chloroplast genome sequence is reconstructed from the whole-genome Illumina sequencing data. The circular genome is 153,970 bp in length, and comprises a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 25,491 bp each, a large single-copy (LSC) region of 83,950 bp and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 19,038 bp. The chloroplast genome contains 132 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes (79 PCG species), 8 ribosomal RNA genes (four rRNA species) and 38 transfer RNA genes (30 tRNA species). Out of these genes, 10 harbor a single intron, and 7 contain a couple of introns. The overall A + T content of the whole genome is 62.8%, while the corresponding values of the LSC, SSC and IR regions are 64.9%, 68.8% and 57.0%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China .|b National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Chinese Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China , and.|c College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China .|b National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Chinese Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China , and.|c College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China .|b National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Chinese Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China , and.|c College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wen-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China .|b National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Chinese Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China , and.|c College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhe-Zhi
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D018742:DNA, Chloroplast / Q000235:genetics; D027742:Dioscorea / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D054628:Genome, Chloroplast / Q000235:genetics*; D018745:Genome, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018742:DNA, Chloroplast; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Chloroplast genome; Dioscorea zingiberensis; Illumina sequencing; MITObim