Phylogenomics and structural variations of plastid genomes of the columbine genus (Ranunculaceae)
We present a well-resolved phylogeny for Aquilegia. The CNVs of genes were observed frequently at the boundaries of IR/SC regions and sIR regions in the genus, and the inversions and sIR in LSC regions have phylogenetic signal and lead to notable variations in gene content and length of plastomes. The new hypervariable regions can be used for phylogenetic analyses and molecular identification of Aquilegia. This study provides new insights into the structural evolution of plastome in angiosperms, and also have important implications for the conservation and utilization of Aquilegia species.
Authors
- Wei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-6375)
- Wenchuang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5568-7215)
- Andrey S. Erst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4844-0254)
- Huan‐Wen Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4371-6397)
- Fei Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2622-6588)
- Yuan‐Yuan Ling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5563-388X)
- Kun‐Li Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-6015)
- Tatyana V. Erst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7794-0098)
- Michael V. Bardukov
Institutions
- Novosibirsk State University (RU)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Beijing Botanical Garden (CN)
- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen (CN)
- Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center (RU)
- Siberian Research Institute of Agriculture and Peat (RU)
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics (RU)
- Central Siberian Botanical Garden (RU)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (CN)
- Institute of Botany (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Scientific Research Institute of Agrarian Problems of Khakassia (RU)
- China National Botanical Garden
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07093-6
- Primary Topic
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Russian Science Foundation
- National Key Research and Development Program of China