Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Jan 2020)

Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) mitogenome

  • Da-wei Liu,
  • Yang Pan,
  • Jian He,
  • Jing Zhou,
  • Chun-ping Xie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1711229
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 650 – 651

Abstract

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In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete mitochondrial genome of Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) listed on CITES Appendix II. The circular double-stranded genome was 16,991 bp in size and included 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rrnL and rrnS), and one non-coding control region (D-loop). Both order and arrangement of genes were identical to those of other animal mitogenomes. The base content was 30.00% A, 14.38% G, 23.27% T, and 32.35% C, with an A + T content of 53.37%. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis indicated that A. chloropterus is closely related to the Blue and yellow macaw (A. ararauna).

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