Complete mitochondrial genome of Anser albifrons frontails (Anseriformes: Anatidae)

Rong Fu; Yuanqiu Dong; Jun Xuan; Gang Liu; Xingjia Xiang; Lizhi Zhou

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1483754

Complete mitochondrial genome of Anser albifrons frontails (Anseriformes: Anatidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Jul 27;3(2):796-797. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1483754.

Authors

Rong Fu^{1

2}, Yuanqiu Dong^{1

2}, Jun Xuan^{1

2}, Gang Liu^{1

2

3}, Xingjia Xiang^{1

2}, Lizhi Zhou^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biodiversity and Wetland Ecology, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, P. R. China.
² Anhui Biodiversity information Center, Hefei, P. R.China.
³ School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, P. R. China.

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome of Anser albifrons frontails is 16740 bp in size, including 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, 13 PCGs, and a CR. Except for tRNA^{Ser (AGY)} and tRNA^{Leu (CUN)} without the dihydrouridine arm, all tRNAs could be folded into canonical cloverleaf structures. All PCGs start with ATG and the termination codon TAA is commonly observed. The CR is located between tRNA^Glu and tRNA^Phe. The result of the phylogenetic analysis suggests that Anser albifrons frontails is closely related to A. cygonoides and A. anser.

Keywords: Anser albifrons frontails; gene arrangement; mitochondrial DNA.