Identification of the complete mitochondrial genome of the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus (Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae: Aptenodytes)

The complete mitochondrial genome of the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus was firstly determined. The mitogenome is 17,477 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a control region. The total nucleotide composition...

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Published inMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 2191 - 2192
Main Authors Du, Jing, Tian, Jia-Shen, Lu, Zhi-Chuang, Zhang, Sheng-Jiu, Song, Xin-Ran, Liu, Gui-Ying, Han, Jia-Bo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis 03.07.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
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Aptenodytes
Aptenodytes patagonicus
complete mitochondrial genome
Genomes
Mitochondria
Mitogenome Announcement
phylogenetic status
Phylogeny
rRNA
Transfer RNA
tRNA
Aptenodytes patagonicus
phylogenetic status
complete mitochondrial genome
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Summary:The complete mitochondrial genome of the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus was firstly determined. The mitogenome is 17,477 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a control region. The total nucleotide composition is 31.0% A, 22.2% T, 33.1% C, and 13.8% G, with a total A + T content of 53.2%. The phylogenetic analysis demonstrates a close relationship between A. patagonicus and A. forsteri. These results provide fundamental information for further phylogeny and genetic studies on Aptenodytes genus.
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Jing Du and Jia-shen Tian have contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:2380-2359
2380-2359
DOI:10.1080/23802359.2019.1623121