Complete mitochondrial genome of the larch hawk moth, Sphinx morio (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).
Mitochondrial DNA, 2013/12;24(6):622-4.
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PMID: 23452242DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.772155
Abstract
The larch hawk moth, Sphinx morio, belongs to the lepidopteran family Sphingidae that has long been studied as a family of model insects in a diverse field. In this study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequences of the species in terms of general genomic features and characteristic short repetitive sequences found in the A + T-rich region. The 15,299-bp-long genome consisted of a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and one major non-coding A + T-rich region, with the typical arrangement found in Lepidoptera. The 316-bp-long A + T-rich region located between srRNA and tRNA(Met) harbored the conserved sequence blocks that are typically found in lepidopteran insects. Additionally, the A + T-rich region of S. morio contained three characteristic repeat sequences that are rarely found in Lepidoptera: two identical 12-bp repeat, three identical 5-bp-long tandem repeat, and six nearly identical 5-6 bp long repeat sequences.
MeSH terms
Animals; Base Sequence; DNA, Mitochondrial; Genome, Mitochondrial; Insect Proteins; Molecular Sequence Data; Moths; RNA, Ribosomal; RNA, Transfer; Tandem Repeat Sequences
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