Partial mitochondrial genome of Indian rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) from India

Abstract

Indian rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) is one of the most recognizable illegally trafficked wild birds. With feral populations in Europe and Australia, its phylogeny and taxonomy are of great interest amongst biologists. The information regarding the genetic composition and make up of Psittacula species from various geographic regions is scarce and incomplete. This study aimed to generate the first partial mitogenome sequence of the species from India. We generated 2611 base pair long mitochondrial sequence of P. krameri. The overall base composition was calculated at AT (52.59%) and GC (47.41%). The complete NAD1 protein-coding gene was annotated along with partial NAD2 protein-coding gene. The sequence encoded four tRNA genes (Isoleucine, Leucine, Glutamine, and Methionine) as well as partial sequence of 16 s rRNA. Psittacula krameri demonstrated closer phylogenetic relation with P. eupatria than P. derbiana. We also reported that Psittacula species have closest phylogenetic relationship with E. roratus than any other parrots.

Keywords

• mitochondrial dna
• psittacula krameri
• parakeet phylogenetics