The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the little egret (Egretta garzetta).

ABSTRACT: Many phylogenetic questions in the Ciconiiformes remain unresolved and complete mitogenome data are urgently needed for further molecular investigation. In this work, we determined the complete mitogenome sequence of the little egret (Egretta garzetta). The genome was 17,361 bp in length and the gene organization was typical of other avian mtDNA. In protein-coding genes (PCGs), a C insertion was found in ND3, and COIII and ND4 terminated with incomplete stop codons (T). tRNA-Val and tRNA-Ser (AGY) were unable to fold into canonical cloverleaf secondary structures because they had lost the DHU arms. Long repetitive sequences consisting of five types of tandem repeats were found at the 3' end of Domain III in the control region. A phylogenetic analysis of 11 species of Ciconiiformes was done

SUBMITTER: Zou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4530654 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature