Comparative mitogenomic analyses of Amazona parrots and Psittaciformes.

ABSTRACT: Amazon parrots are long-lived birds with highly developed cognitive skills, including vocal learning. Several parrot mitogenomes have been sequenced, but important aspects of their organization and evolution are not fully understood or have limited experimental support. The main aim of the present study was to describe the mitogenome of the blue-fronted Amazon, Amazona aestiva, and compare it to other mitogenomes from the genus Amazona and the order Psittaciformes. We observed that mitogenomes are highly conserved among Amazon parrots, and a detailed analysis of their duplicated control regions revealed conserved blocks. Population level analyses indicated that the specimen analyzed here seems to be close to A. aestiva individuals from Bahia state. Evolutionary relationships of 41 Psittaci

SUBMITTER: Lima NCB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6136379 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul/Sept.

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature