title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
abstract: We have determined the complete mitochondrial genome of Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder. The total length of the R. chinensis is 15,925 bp with 65.27% A + T content. It consists of 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes and an A + T-rich control region. All the protein-coding genes used ATN as start codon. But the stop codons were TAA, TAG, and an incomplete termination codon (T) abutting an adjacent tRNA gene. The A + T-rich control region was 1125 bp in length with 67.02% A + T content.
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Northwest University , Xi'an , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Northwest University , Xi'an , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Northwest University , Xi'an , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yan-ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Northwest University , Xi'an , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lian-xi
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D059646:Genome Size; D049750:Genome, Insect; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D020049:Isoptera / Q000235:genetics*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
keywords: Isoptera; Reticulitermes chinensis; Rhinotermitidae; mitochondrial genome