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Mitochondrial DNA Part A
DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
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Mitogenome Announcement

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Indian honey bee, Apis cerena cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae)

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Pages 4663-4664 | Received 14 Sep 2015, Accepted 07 Oct 2015, Published online: 07 Dec 2015
 

Abstract

The complete mitogenome of Apis cerana cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae) was sequenced using Illumina NextSeq500 platform and found to be 15 831 bp long. The mitogenome contains 37 genes (13 PCGs, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs) and a control region. The base composition is biased towards A–T (83.9%). The control region is 498 bp long with polyT stretch and poly [TA (A)]n-like stretch. The phylogenetic tree constructed using concatenated PCGs showed that A. cerana cerana clustered with other cavity nesting Apis species.

Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to Prof. Shashidhar Viraktamath, Division of Agril Entomology, Zoology & Sericulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India for identifying the honey bee species.

Declaration of interest

The authors are thankful to the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, Government of India for the State Biotech Hub (BT/04/NE/2009) and Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BT/BI/12/060/2012-NERBIF-MUA). The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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