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Genotyping Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Mitochondrial Genome by Pyrosequencing
Published on: February 10, 2023
Mitochondrial genome of the Melophus lathami
Abstract:
Crested Bunting (Melophus lathami) is the single species of the Melophus, which was mainly distributed to the south of Asia. The complete sequence of the mitochondrial DNA of M. lathami (16,799bp in length) have been obtained, which consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), and one control region (D-loop). The nucleotide composition was 30.1% A, 33.0% C, 14.3% G, and 22.6% T. Besides, the phylogenetic tree based on 12S and 16S rRNA was divided into three clades. M. lathami was determined in the second lineage.
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