title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the Merlin (Falco columbarius).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the Merlin (Falco columbarius) was sequenced and reported for the first time using muscle tissue. The total length is 17,516 bp and sequence analysis showed its structure is similar to the other raptors, which contains 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 1 control region and 1 extra pseudo-control region. An extra nucleotide (C) is determined at position 174 relative to the ND3 sequence of the Merlin, which is similar to other Falco.
authors.affiliation: a College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Huashan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiufeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Guangshuai
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: b College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Honghai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry*; D046093:Falconiformes / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; Falco columbarius; extra nucleotide