Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a Peruvian landrace of Capsicum chinense Jacq. (Solanaceae), arnaucho chili pepper

Carlos I. Arbizu, Carla L. Saldaña, Rubén D. Ferro-Mauricio, Julio C. Chávez-Galarza, Jordan Herrera, Sergio Contreras-Liza, Juan C. Guerrero-Abad, Jorge L. Maicelo

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Abstract

In this study, we sequenced the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of a Peruvian chili pepper landrace, “arnacucho” (Capsicum chinense). This cp genome has a 156,931 bp in length with typical quadripartite structure, containing a large single copy (LSC) region (87,325 bp) and a 17,912 bp small single-copy (SSC) region, separated by two inverted repeat (IR) regions (25,847 bp); and the percentage of GC content was 37.71%. Arnaucho chili pepper chloroplast genome possesses 133 genes that consists of 86 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA, eight rRNA, and two pseudogenes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that this Peruvian chili pepper landrace is closely related to the undomesticated species C. galapagoense; all belong to the Capsiceae tribe.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)156-158
Number of pages3
JournalMitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • arnaucho
  • chloroplast
  • genetic resources
  • NGS
  • phylogenomics

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