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The complete mitochondrial genome and the phylogenetic position of Alauda gulgula (Aves: Passeriformes)
Shangmingyu Zhang1,2, Xiaofeng Zheng1,2, Chuang Zhou1,2
1Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Abstract:
The Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) is a small songbird in the Alaudidae. Here we assembled the complete mitochondrial genome of Alauda gulgula which is 17,055 bp in length and consisting of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA, 22 transfer RNA, and 2 extensive heteroplasmic control regions. The overall A + T content of the mitogenome is 52.3%The maximum-likelihood (ML) tree based on the complete mitochondrial genome of A. gulgula revealed the close genetic relationship between A. gulgula and A. arvensis, but separate from A. cheleensis.
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