Comparative Analyses of Acacia Plastomes to Detect Mutational Hotspots and Barcode Sites for the Identification of Important Timber Species

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第一作者： Li, Weixiong

作者： Li, Weixiong;Li, Yongyao;Wu, Zhiqiang;Liao, Xuezhu;Zhang, Shuo;Tembrock, Luke R.;Wu, Zhiqiang;Liao, Xuezhu;Zhang, Shuo

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关键词： Acacia; plastome; phylogeny; marker-assisted breeding; forestry

期刊名称：FORESTS （ 影响因子：2.9； 五年影响因子：3.0 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年 15 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The genus Acacia is a crucial source of industrial papermaking and timber, possessing significant economic value. Due to their nitrogen-fixing ability, rapid growth, and high tolerance to stress, Acacia species have become integral to short-term industrial timber forests, particularly in southern China and various other regions worldwide. Nevertheless, comparative genomic analyses of Acacia species remain limited, impeding the development of molecular markers for identifying and distinguishing between distinct Acacia species as well as distinguishing their wood counterparts from other tree species. To address this gap, we generated plastomic sequences from eight species commonly cultivated in Chinese plantation forests and compared them with existing data. Our findings revealed a generally conserved structure and gene content within the plastid genomes of Acacia. Notably, the dN/dS ratio of genes from distinct functional groups varied, particularly between ribosomal proteins and photosynthesis genes. Furthermore, phylogenetic analyses and sequence comparisons suggest that the introduction of Acacia to China may have been less diverse than previously thought or that interspecies introgression has occurred more frequently than previously documented. This study offers a valuable starting point for future research in this area and for improving timber quality through marker-assisted breeding.

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