Complete chloroplast genome sequencing and comparative analysis of threatened dragon trees Dracaena serrulata and Dracaena cinnabari

Abstract Dracaena (Asparagaceae family) tree is famous for producing "dragon blood"—a bioactive red-colored resin. Despite its long history of use in traditional medicine, little knowledge exists on the genomic architecture, phylogenetic position, or evolution. Hence, in this study, we seq...

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Main Authors: Waqar Ahmad, Sajjad Asaf, Arif Khan, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Abdulraqeb Al-Okaishi, Abdul Latif Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20304-6