title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the larch hawk moth, Sphinx morio (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).
abstract: The larch hawk moth, Sphinx morio, belongs to the lepidopteran family Sphingidae that has long been studied as a family of model insects in a diverse field. In this study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequences of the species in terms of general genomic features and characteristic short repetitive sequences found in the A + T-rich region. The 15,299-bp-long genome consisted of a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and one major non-coding A + T-rich region, with the typical arrangement found in Lepidoptera. The 316-bp-long A + T-rich region located between srRNA and tRNA(Met) harbored the conserved sequence blocks that are typically found in lepidopteran insects. Additionally, the A + T-rich region of S. morio contained three characteristic repeat sequences that are rarely found in Lepidoptera: two identical 12-bp repeat, three identical 5-bp-long tandem repeat, and six nearly identical 5-6 bp long repeat sequences.
authors: Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University , Gwangju 500-757 , Republic of Korea.
authors: Min Jee
authors: MJ
authors: Kim
authors: Sei-Woong
authors: SW
authors: Choi
authors: Iksoo
authors: I
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009036:Moths / Q000235:genetics*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D019476:Insect Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer