title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed brush lizard Urosaurus nigricaudus (Reptilia, Squamata, Phrynosomatidae).
abstract: Previous studies using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genes suggest the black-tailed brush lizard, Urosaurus nigricaudus, which is a small-sized lizard from the peninsula of Baja California, Mexico, has 4 deeply isolated mtDNA lineages with sequence divergence ranging from 4% to 11.2%. We present its complete mitochondrial genome. This genome is 17,298 bp long and comprises 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes, 1 L-strand origin of replication and 1 control region. The overall nucleotide content is A = 34.2%; C = 26.8%; G = 13.5%; T = 25.5%. The gene organization and features agree with the general vertebrate organization and that found in other lizards. The control region is 1909 bp long and is located between tRNAProand tRNAPhe.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Pedro Henrique
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bernardo
authors.affiliation: b Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste , La Paz , Baja California Sur , México.
authors.forename: Eduardo Felipe
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Aguilera-Miller
authors.affiliation: b Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste , La Paz , Baja California Sur , México.
authors.forename: Sergio Ticul
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Álvarez-Castañeda
authors.affiliation: c Laboratorio de Herpetología , Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México , DF , Mexico , and.
authors.forename: Fausto Roberto Méndez-de la
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|d Department of Natural History , Royal Ontario Museum , Toronto , Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008116:Lizards / Q000235:genetics*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D018741:Replication Origin
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Control region; genome organization; lizard; mitogenome