Distylium Chinense Mitochondrial Genome Sequence and Features

Distylium chinense is a flood-tolerant woody species from the hydro-fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir in the Yangtze River basin. Its complete mitochondrial genome was assembled by Bo Ding using MGISEQ-2000 and Nanopore platforms, resulting in a 916,504 bp sequence with a GC content of 46.17%. The data includes annotations for 39 protein-coding genes, 19 tRNA genes, 3 rRNA genes, 294 simple sequence repeats, 17 mitochondrial plastid DNA fragments, and 676 RNA editing sites.

Use Cases

• Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete mitochondrial genome sequence to place Distylium chinense within Saxifragales.
• Study of codon usage bias based on relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) metrics.
• Identification of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) for potential molecular marker development.
• Analysis of RNA editing sites to understand post-transcriptional modifications in plant mitochondria.
• Comparative genomics based on the 17 identified mitochondrial plastid DNA (MTPT) fragments.

Strengths

• The assembled mitogenome is a complete sequence of 916,504 base pairs.
• The dataset includes annotations for 39 protein-coding genes, 19 tRNA genes, and 3 rRNA genes.
• Specific counts are provided for features like 294 SSRs, 17 MTPT fragments, and 676 RNA editing sites.
• The data was generated using a hybrid sequencing strategy integrating MGISEQ-2000 and Nanopore platforms.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small in size (146.9 KB), suggesting limited scope beyond the core genomic sequence and annotations.

Provenance

Source

Bo Ding

Collection Method

De novo assembly using a hybrid sequencing strategy integrating MGISEQ-2000 and Nanopore platforms.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 05:41:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The plant species originates from the hydro-fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir in the Yangtze River basin.