Complete mitochondrial genome of the Chinese skipper, Polytremis jigongi (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). (3rd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Qichang; Zhao, Huidong; Chang, Yuan; Liu, Lu; Zhu, Jianqing; Yu, Weidong; Jiang, Weibin
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 27:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 2375
• Page End: 2376
• Publication Date: 2016-07-03
• Subjects: Hesperiidae -- Lepidoptera -- mitogenome -- Polytremis jigongi
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1028037
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: The sequence of the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Polytremis jigongi (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) has been presented in this article. It is 15, 353 bp in length, with an A + T content of 80.9% containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, and a noncoding control region (D-loop). All of the 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes were found. All protein-coding genes started with ATN as a start codon except for the gene COX1 that uses CGA as in other lepidopteran species. Five protein-coding genes use incomplete stop codon TA or T, while the others use TAA as stop codons. Most of the tRNA genes can be folded into a typical cloverleaf structure. Nucleotide composition is similar to other insects, showing a high bias toward A + T. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the genome sequence of P. jigongi is close to Hesperiidae.