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An Integrated Approach for Microprotein Identification and Sequence Analysis
Published on: July 12, 2022
Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) mitogenome
Da-Wei Liu1,2,3, Yang Pan4, Jian He1
1Nanjing Forest Police College, Nanjing, China.
Abstract:
In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete mitochondrial genome of Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) listed on CITES Appendix II. The circular double-stranded genome was 16,991 bp in size and included 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rrnL and rrnS), and one non-coding control region (D-loop). Both order and arrangement of genes were identical to those of other animal mitogenomes. The base content was 30.00% A, 14.38% G, 23.27% T, and 32.35% C, with an A + T content of 53.37%. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis indicated that A. chloropterus is closely related to the Blue and yellow macaw (A. ararauna).
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