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Mitochondrial DNA
The Journal of DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
Volume 24, 2013 - Issue 6
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Hebomoia glaucippe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

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Pages 668-670 | Received 29 Jan 2013, Accepted 04 Feb 2013, Published online: 14 Mar 2013
 

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome of Hebomoia glaucippe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is a circular molecule of 15,701 bp in length, containing 37 typical mitochondrial genes and an AT-rich region. Its gene arrangement pattern is identical with those of other butterfly species. All protein-coding genes start with ATN start codon except for the cox1 gene, which uses CGA as the initiation codon. A total of 109 bp intergenic spacers and a total of 38 bp overlapping sequences are interspersed throughout the whole genome. The 899-bp long AT-rich region is the second longest among the completely sequenced lepidopteran insects, and contains the motif ATAGA followed by an 19-bp poly-T stretch, two microsatellite-like (AT)10 elements, a duplicated 271-bp repeat element, and two extra tRNALeu(UUR)-like genes.

Declaration of interest : This work was supported by the National Science Fundation of China (Grant No.41172004), the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX22YW2JC104), and the Opening Funds from the State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 104143). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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