Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese bumblebee, Bombus hypocrita sapporensis (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae). Issue 1 (1st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Takahashi, Jun-ichi; Nishimoto, Mana; Wakamiya, Takeshi; Takahashi, Moe; Kiyoshi, Takuya; Tsuchida, Koji; Nomura, Tetsuro
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 1:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 224
• Page End: 225
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Subjects: Asian bumblebee -- Bombus hypocrite -- genetic distance -- identification; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1155423
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: In the present study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of the bumblebee, Bombus hypocrita sapporensis from the Rebun Island, in Hokkaido, Japan. The mitochondrial genome of B. hypocrita sapporensis includes a circular molecule of 15 700 bp. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rDNA genes and an A + T-rich control region. All protein-coding genes are initiated by ATA, ATG, and ATT codons and are terminated by the typical stop codon TAA or T, except for ND4L, which ends with TA. All tRNA genes typically form a cloverleaf secondary structure.