1. Complete mitochondrial genome of Anthus richardi (Passeriformes: Motacillidae).
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Wang, Longfei, Dong, Yuanqiu, Xuan, Jun, Zhang, Fengling, Fu, Rong, Liu, Gang, Xiang, Xingjia, and Zhou, Lizhi
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TRANSFER RNA ,SHOTGUN sequencing ,PASSERIFORMES ,GENOMES ,MITOCHONDRIAL DNA - Abstract
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in northern Asia with a long-distance migrant moving to open lowlands in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In this study, the mitochondrial genome of this bird species was obtained by the PCR-based sequencing method. The mitogenome is 16,871 bp in size, including 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes and a D-loop. The A, T, G, and C base composition of the mitochondrial DNA are 29.73%, 23.12%, 14.59% and 32.56%, respectively. The starting codon of protein-coding genes is typical ATG, except for the ND2 which starts with ATA. The D-loop locates between genes of tRNA
Glu and tRNAPhe . The result of the phylogenetic analysis indicates that A. richardi has close phylogenetic relationship with A. novaeseelandiae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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