title: Mitochondrial genome of the Anas acuta (Anatidae: Anas).
abstract: The Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a common large duck with widely geographic distribution. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of A. acuta (16,599 bp in length) was been analyzed for building the database. Similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates, it contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes) and a non-coding region (D-loop). All the genes in A. acuta were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and 10 tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Anhui University , Hefei, Anhui , People's Republic of China .
authors.forename: Liangheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Chenli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Wenliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chaochao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Baowei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D004372:Ducks / Q000235:genetics*; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D016366:Open Reading Frames
keywords: Anas acuta; genome; mitochondrion