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. 2016 Dec 26;2(1):1-2.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1186511.

The complete mitochondrial genome of North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

Jia Liu  1 , Qing-Xia Ding  1 , Li-Zhi Gao  1   2
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The complete mitochondrial genome of North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

Jia Liu et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

Here, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of North Island brown kiwi(Apteryx mantelli). The genome is found to be 16,694 bp in length and has a base composition of A (30.74%), G (13.46%), C (26.50%), and T (29.30%). Similar to other Apteryx species, it contains a typically conserved structure including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 1 control region (D-loop), and 22tRNA genes. The proportion of coding sequences with a total length of 11,431 bp is 68.47%, which encodes 3776 amino acids. All protein-coding genes started with Met, and ND2, COX2, and COX3 ended by TAA as a stop codon. The lengths of 12S ribosomal RNA and 16S ribosomal RNA are 973 bp and 1596 bp, respectively. The length of control region is 1112 bp, ranging from 15,583 bp to 16,694 bp. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence provided here would be useful for further understanding the evolution of ratite and conservation genetics of A. mantelli.

Keywords: Apteryx mantelli; evolutionary relationships; mitochondrial genome.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree of A. mantelli and the other 11 species using T. viridis as an outgroup. Number above each node indicates the ML bootstrap support values. All 12 species’s accession numbers are listed as below: A. mantelli KU695537, A. haastiiNC_002782, A. oweniiNC_013806, Casuarius casuariusNC_002778, Dromaius novaehollanNC_002784, Struthio camelusNC_002785, Dinornis giganteusNC_002672, Anomalopterux didiformisNC_002779, Emeus crassusNC_002673, Pterocnemia pennataNC_002783, Rhea AmericanaNC_000846, T. viridisNC_011714.
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