title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Gonepteryx mahaguru (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of Gonepteryx mahaguru (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is 15,221 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (LrRNA and SrRNA) and 1 non-coding A + T-rich region. The nucleotide composition is significantly biased toward A + T (80.9%). All PCGs are initiated by classical ATN codon, with the exception of COI, which begins with TTA codon. Nine PCGs harbor the complete stop codon TAA, whereas COI, COII, ND4 and ND5 stop with incomplete codons, single T or TA. All tRNAs can be folded into the typical cloverleaf secondary structure, except for tRNA(Ser)(AGN). The A + T content of AT-rich region is 95.2%, same to the highest one in the known species in Pieridae.
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jianing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jialian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chongren
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Rongjiang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001483:Base Sequence; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000502:physiology*; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000235:genetics*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Gonepteryx mahaguru; Lepidoptera; Pieridae; mitochondrial genome