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ArticleScientific reports2025

Characterization of the chloroplast genome of a relict tree, Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Juglandaceae), and its comparative analysis.

Seyedeh Alemeh Sabbagh, Hamed Yousefzadeh, Mohammad Vatanparast, Mohammad Reza Bakhtiarizadeh, Gregor Kozlowski, Yi-Gang Song

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Seyedeh Alemeh SabbaghFaculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Environment Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Hamed YousefzadehFaculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Forestry, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. h.yousefzadeh@modares.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0003-4326-4762
Mohammad VatanparastRoyal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK. M.Vatanparast@kew.org.ORCID 0000-0002-9644-0566
Mohammad Reza BakhtiarizadehDepartment of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Gregor KozlowskiDepartment of Biology and Botanic Garden, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland.
Yi-Gang SongEastern China Conservation Centre for Wild Endangered Plant Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China. cherish-faith@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2584-2338

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Abstract

The rare, vulnerable relict species Pterocarya fraxinifolia is among the last surviving tree species growing in small, scattered populations in the southern Caucasus region; P. fraxinifolia grows up to 1000 m in plain forests and is threatened by habitat loss and environmental changes. Here, we sequenced and annotated the chloroplast genome of P. fraxinifolia from Hyrcanian forests and compared it to the chloroplast genomes of five other Pterocarya species. The evolutionary relationships of P. fraxinifolia were subsequently evaluated using the chloroplast genomes and individual chloroplast loci. The chloroplast genome of P. fraxinifolia was 160,086 bp in length, comprising 128 genes and a typical quadripartite structure. A comparative analysis of the six Pterocarya species revealed limited nucleotide diversity and structural variations in genes. The bulk of the 68 loci identified by SSR analysis comprised A/T repeats. Codon bias analysis revealed strong purifying selection, with the ndhF gene showing the highest Ka/Ks ratio. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed Pterocarya as a sister to the genus Juglans and a distinct subclade within Pterocarya.

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Genome, ChloroplastTreesEvolution, MolecularGenetic VariationMicrosatellite RepeatsPhylogenyComparative genomicsConservationHyrcanian forestsPlastome evolution

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