Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of Parasarcophaga similis collected from China was determined using PCR reactions. The mitogenome was 15,158 bp in length with a total A + T content of 76.4%, consisting of 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and a control region. The gene contents of the mitogenome were identical to those observed in other insects. The overall base compositions of A, G, C and T were 39.54%, 9.43%, 14.20% and 36.83%, respectively. This paper aimed to improve and perfect dipteran mitochondrial genomes and provided the first complete mitochondrial genome of Parasarcophaga similis for entomologists as a potential tool for application of phylogenetic analysis and forensic entomology.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank lagabaiyila Zha (postdoctors of China Central South University) for technical instruction.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.
This study is supported by science foundation for the youth scholars of central south university (NO. 120973), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 81373249, 81302615), Central South university student innovation test plan (2282014bks163, CY14231) and the fundamental research funds for the central universities of central south university.