title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Great tit Parus major (Aves, Passeriformes, Paridae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Great tit Parus major was sequenced used polymerase chain reaction (PCR), long-and-accurate PCR and directly sequencing by primer walking. The Genbank accession was KP137624. The entire mitochondrial genome of P. major is a circular molecule of 16,776 bp in length and the content of A, T, C and G were 29.68%, 22.63%, 33.56% and 14.13%, respectively. The complete mitochondrial genome of P. major contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, plus 1 control regions and was similar to most of the other Aves birds in gene arrangement and composition. The complete mitochondrial genome of P. major could provide a useful data for resolving phylogenetic relationship problems related to Parus and P. major subspecies complex.
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China and.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China and.|b Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution , School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China.
authors.forename: Dong-Hai
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China and.
authors.forename: Ru-Juan
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ti
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China and.|b Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution , School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China.
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001717:Birds / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D004247:DNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Genome organization; Parus major; mitochondrial genome