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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
The complete mitochondrial genome of Slaty-backed Forktail, Enicurus schistaceus (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) and
Wenwen Zhang1,2,3, Shengjun Zhao1,2,3, Lifu Qian4
1Research Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Biosafety/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on Biosafety, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Abstract:
The complete mitogenome of the Slaty-backed Forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) was first sequenced using next-generation sequencing. It was 17,112 bp long, with a base composition of 14.17% G, 31.77% C, 30.73% A, and 23.33% T and an AT content of 54.06%. Similar to other mitochondrial genomes within the Muscicapidae family, E. schistaceus exhibited a relatively consistent mitogenome arrangement; it consisted of 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and one control region. Notably, ND6 and eight tRNA genes were encoded on the light strand. Phylogenetic analysis of the 12 Muscicapidae mitogenomes substantiated the monophyly of all genera, including E. schistaceus. Furthermore, the analysis demonstrated a close relationship between Enicurus and Myophonus.
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