RETRACTED ARTICLE: The complete mitochondrial genome of the tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the tobacco budworm Helicoverpa assulta was sequenced. It is 15,351 bp in length, and contains 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes and a non-coding AT-rich region. The H. assulta mitogenome displays a very high level of identity (99.76%) with Helicoverpa armigera. The genome base composition is 40.50% A, 40.40% T, 11.32% C and 7.70% G. Similar to other Lepidoptera insects, all PCGs are initiated by a typical ATN codon, except CO1, which starts with CGA. Nine PCGs have the standard, complete stop codon (TAA), and the other four PCGs end with the incomplete stop codon TA–.

Keywords:

• Helicoverpa assulta
• lepidoptera
• mitochondrial genome
• noctuidae

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Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article. This study was funded by research grants from the Ministry of Agriculture of China (2014ZX08011-002) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31071978).