Back to Search Start Over

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Egyptian honey bee, Apis mellifera lamarckii (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Authors :
Amin Eimanifar
Rebecca T. Kimball
Edward L. Braun
Dahi M. Moustafa
Nizar Haddad
Stefan Fuchs
Bernd Grünewald
James D. Ellis
Source :
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 270-272 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the western honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera lamarckii was sequenced. This mitochondrial genome is 16,589 bp in length with 37 classical eukaryotic mitochondrial genes and an A + T-rich region. Gene directions and arrangements are similar to those of other Apis mitogenomes. Seven genes begin with ATT, four with ATG, and two with ATA (none with ATC) and all genes terminate with TAA. Four genes are encoded on the heavy strand and nine are encoded on light strand. All of the 22 tRNA genes, ranging from 66 to 80 bp, have a typical cloverleaf structure. A phylogenetic tree showed that A.m. lamarckii clusters with other A. mellifera subspecies, as expected.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23802359
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2a48248f145140d88c978d59eb9392f2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2017.1325343