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. 2020 Jan 27;5(1):891-892.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1717385.

The complete mitochondrial genome of a yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) (Squamata, Elapidae)

Jong-Gwan Kim  1 , Jaejin Park  2 , Chang-Ho Yi  1   3 , Min-Seop Kim  1 , In-Young Cho  1 , Ji Min Kim  1 , Il-Hun Kim  1
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The complete mitochondrial genome of a yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) (Squamata, Elapidae)

Jong-Gwan Kim et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

In this study, we provide the first report of the complete mitochondrial genomic sequencing of a yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) that has the broadest distribution range of all Squamata species. The mitogenome length was 18,101 bp and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 3 non-coding regions. The sequence presented could be very useful for further phylogenetic and evolutionary studies.

Keywords: Elapidae; Hydrophis platurus; Yellow-bellied sea snake; mitochondrial genome.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Bayesian inference (BI) tree based on 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes of Hydrophis platurus with 10 other elapid snakes. Two species of Viperidae were used as the outgroup. The accession numbers of the mitogenomes obtained from GenBank are indicated after the scientific name of each species. The analyzed values (ML bootstrap value/Bayesian posterior probabilities) are noted on each branch.
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