title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Eurema hecabe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Coliadinae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Linnaeus Eurema hecabe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Coliadinae) is determined to be 15,160 bp in length, including 37 typical mitochondrial genes and an AT-rich region. Its gene order and orientation are identical to those of other butterfly species. All PCGs are initiated by typical ATN codons, except for CO1 gene which is started by CAG codon. Nine genes use complete termination codon (TAA), whereas the CO1, CO2, ND4 and ND5 genes end with single T. The two rRNA genes (rrnL and rrnS) are 1322 and 832 bp respectively; except for trnS1(AGN), all tRNA genes display typical secondary cloverleaf structures as those of other insects. The 315 bp long AT-rich region contains several features common to the other lepidopterans, such as the ATAGA motif followed by a 19 bp poly-T stretch, two microsatellite-like (TAA)5 and (AT)6 elements, a 9 bp poly-A stretch immediately upstream of trnM gene.
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy , Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , People's Republic of China and.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: b Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity , College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: b Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity , College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chaomin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy , Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , People's Republic of China and.|b Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity , College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiasheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: a State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy , Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , People's Republic of China and.
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D002080:Butterflies / Q000235:genetics*; D003062:Codon; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D003062:Codon
keywords: Eurema hecabe; Lepidoptera; Pieridae; mitochondrial genome