Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Feb 2021)

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) from Ningxia, China

  • Hao Zhai,
  • Zongzhi Li,
  • Shuhui Mi,
  • Dehuai Meng,
  • Hongxian Yu,
  • Liwei Teng,
  • Zhensheng Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1870901
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 546 – 547

Abstract

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The Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) is a diving duck that is widely distributed in Asia, Africa, and Europe. We determined the complete mitogenome of the Ferruginous Duck gathered at Ningxia, China. The total length of the complete mitochondrial genome is 16,623 bp and it consists of 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region (CR). Only one overlap among the 13 protein-coding genes was found: ND4L/ND4. The CR is 1068 bp in length. The nucleotide composition is 29.66% A, 22.28% T, 15.35% G, 32.71% C. The result of phylogenetic analysis showed that there is close genetic relationship among Aythya nyroca and three ducks in the Genus Aythya.

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