title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the Onychostruthus taczanowskii (Aves, Passeridae) and its phylogenetic analysis.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Onychostruthus taczanowskii consisted 16 917 bp, the genome harbored the same gene order with that of other birds, contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs and 1 non-coding control region. The all tRNAs formed typical cloverleaf secondary structures, except tRNA(Ser (AGN)) and tRNA(Phe). The control region was located between tRNA(Glu) and tRNA(Phe) with 1310 bp in length, which consist of three domains: highly variable domain I, central conserved domain II and conserved sequence domain III. According to the phylogenetic analysis, Onychostruthus taczanowskii had a closer relationship with Pyrgilauda ruficollis, and Passer montanus were sister to them.
authors.affiliation: a Co-Innovation Center for Qinba Regions' Sustainable Development, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , China .|b Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Resources and Environment , Qinghai Normal University , Xining , China , and.
authors.forename: Yonggui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: a Co-Innovation Center for Qinba Regions' Sustainable Development, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , China .
authors.forename: Xiaoyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Co-Innovation Center for Qinba Regions' Sustainable Development, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an , China .
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: c Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and Evolution , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Fumin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D046370:Sparrows / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Onychostruthus taczanowskii; phylogeny