A Mitochondrial Genome Phylogeny of Cleridae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea).

ABSTRACT: The predaceous beetle family Cleridae includes a large and widely distributed rapid radiation, which is vital for the ecosystem. Despite its important role, a number of problems remain to be solved regarding the phylogenetic inter-relationships, the timing of divergence, and the mitochondrial biology. Mitochondrial genomes have been widely used to reconstruct phylogenies of various insect groups, but never introduced to Cleridae until now. Here, we generated 18 mitochondrial genomes to address these issues, which are all novel to the family. In addition to phylogenomic analysis, we have leveraged our new sources to study the mitochondrial biology in terms of nucleotide composition, codon usage and substitutional rate, to understand how these vital cellular components may have contributed t

SUBMITTER: Yuan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8878092 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature