title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Vanellus vanellus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae).
abstract: The northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae), is commonly found in temperate Eurasia. In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of V. vanellus has been determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method using 13 primer pairs. It was a circular molecule with 16,795 bp in length which contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a control region. The composition and gene order are similar to most other vertebrates. There are 28 genes encoded on the H-strand, 9 genes (ND6 subunit and 8 tRNA genes) encoded on the L-strand. The overall base composition of the H-strand is A (31.44%), T (24.03%), G (13.76%), C (30.77%), with a slight A + T bias of 55.47%. This mitogenome sequence of V. vanellus could contribute to a better solution of its phylogenetic position and will contribute to further genetic researches on Charadriidae.
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chaochao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wenli
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Charadriidae; Vanellus vanellus; mitogenome