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Genotyping Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Mitochondrial Genome by Pyrosequencing
Published on: February 10, 2023
Mitochondrial genome of the Common burrowing snake Achalinus spinalis (Reptilia: Xenodermatidae)
Lifang Peng1,2, Diancheng Yang2, Shuangquan Duan1
1School of Sciences, Tibet University, Lhasa, China.
Abstract:
Common burrowing snake Achalinus spinalis is the type species of Achalinus. The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of A. spinalis was determined by using a PCR-based method. The total length of mitogenome is 17,165 bp and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 ribosome RNA genes and 2 control regions (CR). All the protein-coding genes in A. spinalis were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand. The phylogenetic tree of A. spinalis and 12 other closely species was built. The DNA data presented here will be useful to study the evolutionary relationships and genetic diversity of A. spinalis.
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