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Fluorescent in situ Hybridization on Mitotic Chromosomes of Mosquitoes
Published on: September 17, 2012
The complete mitochondrial genome of the non-biting midge Chironomus yoshimatsui (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Kyoshiro Hiki1, Kenta Oka1, Nobuyoshi Nakajima2
1Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Abstract:
A non-biting midge Chironomus yoshimatsui has been widely used in ecotoxicology and chemical risk assessments. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of C. yoshimatsui was determined using short-read next-generation sequencing technologies. The mitogenome was 15,734 bp in length and consisted of 13 protein coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and 22 transfer RNAs. The A + T content was 77.8%. The gene order was identical to the pattern conserved across Diptera. The mitocgenome sequence obtained in this study provides a useful resource for further evolutionary and ecological studies.
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