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- Title
Rapid Characterization of Mitochondrial Genome Rearrangements in Australian Songbirds Using Next-generation Sequencing Technology.
- Authors
Cooke, Georgina M.; King, Andrew G.; Johnson, Rebecca N.; Boles, Walter E.; Major, Richard E.
- Abstract
Using next-generation sequencing technology, we describe the complete mitochondrial genomes for 5 Australian passerine birds (Epthianura albifrons, Petroica phoenicea, Petroica goodenovii, Petroica boodang, and Eopsaltria australis). We successfully assemble each mitogenome de novo using just 1/8th of a Roche GL FSX 454 pyrosequencing plate. From the assembled mitogenomes, we identify 2 different mitochondrial gene arrangements in the region spanning 5′–3′ from Cytochrome B to 12s RNA. These gene arrangements represent 2 of the 4 known avian mitochondrial gene arrangements. Our results, together with other previously described avian mitogenomes, highlight that certain mitochondrial rearrangements appear to have arisen multiple times.
- Subjects
PASSERIFORMES; AUSTRALIAN robins; MITOCHONDRIAL physiology; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Heredity, 2012, Vol 103, Issue 6, p882
- ISSN
0022-1503
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jhered/ess091