Mitochondrial genome of the Emberiza aureola (Emberizidae: Emberiza)

Abstract

The Emberiza aureola (yellow-breasted bunting), Vulnerable (IUCN), is a Eurasian bird with very wide geographical range. The complete mitochondrial genome of E. aureola (16,800 bp in length) contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and a non-coding region (D-loop), which is similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates. All the protein-coding genes in E. aureola were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and ten tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand.

• Emberiza aureola
• genome
• mitochondrion

Acknowledgements

We sincerely thank Mr. Lei YU and Wenliang ZHOU for their help in this study.

Declaration of interest

This project was funded by Foundation for Young and Key Teachers Project of Anhui University (02203104/04). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.