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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
The complete mitochondrial genome of Agelena silvatica (Araneae: Agelenidae)
Xiao-Lin Zhu1,2, Zhi-Sheng Zhang1
1Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a funnel-web weaving spider, Agelena silvatica (Agelenidae), was obtained using long PCR and conventional PCR methods. The circular genome is 14,776 bp in length. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and a control region. The A + T content (74.46%) of the all base composition is higher than G + C content (25.54%). Bayesian and maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses demonstrate that Agelena silvatica is the sister clade of the water spider, Argyroneta aquatica.
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