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Sea anemone mitochondrial genomes exhibit dynamic structural changes, featuring complex group I introns that host essential genes and exhibit unique evolutionary pathways, challenging assumptions of genomic stability.

Keywords:
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  • Hexacoral mitochondrial genomes are known for complex group I introns.
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  • Investigate mitogenome structural variations and evolutionary mechanisms in sea anemones.
  • Analyze complete mitogenome sequences from multiple sea anemone species.

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  • Whole genome sequencing of selected sea anemone species (Urticina eques, Bolocera tuediae, Hormathia digitata, Metridium senile, Aiptasia pulchella).
  • Analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number and haplotype diversity.
  • Reconstruction of intron evolutionary history and identification of novel insertion elements.

Main Results:

  • Group I introns in ND5 and COI genes were identified, hosting essential mitochondrial protein genes.
  • Homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) within COI introns showed significant overlap with ribozyme elements and varied in structure.
  • Novel insertion elements with protein-coding genes were discovered, and evolutionary analysis revealed relaxed selective pressures on HEGs and insertion sequences.

Conclusions:

  • Sea anemone mitogenomes display surprising structural dynamism despite an economical organization.
  • Intron dynamics, including HEG evolution and insertion events, contribute significantly to mitochondrial genome evolution in sea anemones.