title: Complete sequence and gene organization of the mitochondrial genome of Asio flammeus (Strigiformes, strigidae).
abstract: The complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome was determined for Asio flammeus, which is distributed widely in geography. The length of the complete mitochondrial genome was 18,966 bp, containing 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and 1 non-coding region (D-loop). All the genes were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand. The D-loop of A. flammeus contained many tandem repeats of varying lengths and repeat numbers. The molecular-based phylogeny showed that our species acted as the sister group to A. capensis and the supported Asio was the monophyletic group.
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Yanan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Xiaonan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Zhonglou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Lifu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: a School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Baowei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Asio flammeus; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis