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Methodology for Accurate Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Methylation
Published on: May 20, 2018
The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of Crotalus horridus (timber rattlesnake)
Jacob B Hall1, Vincent A Cobb, A Bruce Cahoon
1Department of Biology, Box 60, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA.
Abstract:
The complete mitogenome of the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) was completed using Sanger sequencing. It is 17,260 bp with 13 protein-coding genes, 21 tRNAs, two rRNAs and two control regions. Gene synteny is consistent with other snakes with the exception of a missing redundant tRNA (Ser) . This mitogenome should prove to be a useful addition of a well-known member of the Viperidae snake family.
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