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MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 86-88Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2011.624604
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Mitochondrial genome; Argynnis nerippe; endangered species; tRNA-like sequence
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- National Institute of Biological Resources
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The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the nerippe fritillary butterfly, Argynnis nerippe, which is listed as an endangered species in Korea, is described with an emphasis on the A + T-rich region. The 15,140-bp long circular molecule consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and 1 control region, known in insect as the A + T-rich region, as found in typical metazoans. The 329-bp long A + T-rich region located between srRNA and tRNA(Met) possessed the highest A/T content (95.7%) than any other region of the genome. Along with the several conserved sequences found typically in the lepidopteran insects the genome contained one tRNA (Met)-like and tRNA (Leu)(UUR)-like sequence in the A + T-rich region.
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