Objective To obtain a full-length cDNA of squalene synthase gene from Hedera helix (HhSS) by cloning technique, and to carry out bioinformatics analysis and expression analysis. Methods Primers were designed based on H. helix transcriptome data, and HhSS was cloned by using RACE technologies. DNAMAN, PROTPARAM, TMHMM, PSORT, ScanProsite, SOPMA, and SWISS-MODEL were used for analysis of sequence and physical and chemical properties and domain of encoded protein. The relative expression of HhSS was detected by qRT-PCR. Results The cDNA sequence o...