Comparative Mitogenomic Analyses of Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae).

ABSTRACT: Tanypodinae, a highly diverse subfamily within Chironomidae (Diptera), has been poorly represented in mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) databases, with only a limited number of complete or partial sequences available. To address this gap, we present the first complete mitogenome sequences of 16 Tanypodinae species and 1 Podonominae species. By integrating these novel data with previously published chironomid mitogenomes, we conducted a comprehensive comparative mitogenomic analysis of 21 Tanypodinae species. Our results reveal that Tanypodinae mitogenomes maintain a conserved structural organization, preserving the ancestral insect gene arrangement. The nucleotide composition exhibits significant bias, with the control region demonstrating the highest A + T content among all genomic region

SUBMITTER: Xiao XR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855973 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature