Abstract
The Emberiza pusilla is a common bunting with very wide geographical range. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome of E. pusilla (16,790 bp in length) has been analyzed for building the database. The results showed that it consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region. The base composition of mtDNA was A (29.6%), G (14.8%), C (32.8%), and T (22.9%), so the percentage of A and T (52.5%) was slightly higher than G and C. All the genes in E. pusilla were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and 10 tRNA genes, which were encoded on the L-strand.
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Acknowledgements
The authors sincerely thank Mr Zengguang Bao, Prof. Lixin Zhu, and Dr Laigao Luo 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 paper.