The complete mitochondrial genome of natural hybridization of Anser albifrons and Anser fabalisthe (Anser albifrons × Anser fabalis)

Abstract

Hybridization between birds in wild nature is an interesting phenomenon in the wild, but not common in waterfowl in the wild. In this study, we report the complete mtDNA of the natural hybridization bird between Anser albifrons and Anser fabalis. The complete mtDNA of the hybridization is 16,740 bp in length, contains the typical set of 37 genes, including 13 PCGs, two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a 1177 bp CR. In the 13 PCGs, ATG is generally as the start codon, TAA is the most frequent stop codon, one of three, TAA, TAG, and T-, commonly observed. All tRNAs can be folded into canonical cloverleaf secondary structures except for tRNA^{Ser (AGY)} and tRNA^{Leu (CUN)} missing the “DHU” arm. The new mtDNA sequence contains 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA of rRNAs, separated with tRNA^val. The CR is 1177 bp in length, located between tRNA^Glu and tRNA^Phe. Our phylogenetic trees suggest the hybridization has a close genetic relationship among Anser species.

KEYWORD:

• Hybridization
• complete mitochondrial genome
• Anser albifrons × Anser fabalis

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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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Funding

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant no. 31772485, 31702030].