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. 2014 Jun;25(3):177-8.
doi: 10.3109/19401736.2013.792064. Epub 2013 Jul 10.

Complete mitochondrial genome of the whiter-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Min Jee Kim  1 , Hyun Hwak Im, Kwang Youll Lee, Yeon Soo Han, Iksoo Kim
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the whiter-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Min Jee Kim et al. Mitochondrial DNA. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Abstract The complete nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial genome from the whiter-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), was determined. The 20,319-bp long circular genome is the longest among completely sequenced Coleoptera. As is typical in animals, the P. brevitarsis genome consisted of two ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, 13 protein-coding genes and one A + T-rich region. Although the size of the coding genes was typical, the non-coding A + T-rich region was 5654 bp, which is the longest in insects. The extraordinary length of this region was composed of 28,117-bp tandem repeats and 782-bp tandem repeats. These repeat sequences were encompassed by three non-repeat sequences constituting 1804 bp.

Keywords: A + T-rich region; Protaetia brevitarsis; mitochondrial genome; repeat sequence.

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