Wang Zihui, Yao Shun, Zhu Xiaoyue, Hao Jiasheng
Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, PR China.
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Apr 10;3(1):448-449. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1450670.
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Zygaenidae) is described in this study. The circular molecule is 15,383 bp in length and contains 37 typical mitochondrial genes and one non-coding AT-rich region. All protein-coding genes (PCGs) start with ATN, except for cox1 gene with CGA; 10 of the 13 PCGs harbour the typical stop codon TAA, whereas cox1, cox2, and nad4 end with a single T. Two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs) are 1366 bp and 544 bp in length, respectively. The AT-rich region is 658 bp in size and harbours several features characteristic of the lepidopterans, including the motif ATAGA followed by a 20 bp poly-T stretch and a microsatellite-like (TA) element. The complete mitogenome data would be useful for further understanding the taxonomy and phylogeny of Zygaenoidea.
本研究描述了（鳞翅目：双尾蛾总科：双尾蛾科）的完整线粒体基因组（线粒体基因组）。该环状分子长度为15383 bp，包含37个典型的线粒体基因和一个富含AT的非编码区。除cox1基因起始密码子为CGA外，所有蛋白质编码基因（PCGs）均以ATN起始；13个PCGs中有10个具有典型的终止密码子TAA，而cox1、cox2和nad4以单个T结尾。两个核糖体RNA基因（rRNAs）长度分别为1366 bp和544 bp。富含AT的区域大小为658 bp，具有鳞翅目昆虫的几个特征，包括基序ATAGA，其后是20 bp的多聚T序列和一个微卫星样（TA）元件。完整的线粒体基因组数据将有助于进一步了解双尾蛾总科的分类学和系统发育。
