Abstract
The complete sequences of the mitochondrial DNA genome from Paradoxornis webbianus was determined using the polymerase chain reaction method. The genome (16,960 bp in length) contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes), a control region (D-loop) and a non-coding region at two different locations of mitogenome, which is similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates. All the protein-coding genes in P. webbianus were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand.
Declaration of interest
This research was funded by Project of National Nature Science Foundation of China (30470244), Project of Provincial Nature Science Research Project of Anhui Colleges (KJ2013B199), Project of Science and Technology of Yancheng (YKN2011004) and Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. 1208085MC51). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.