title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Madagascar ground gecko Paroedura picta (Squamata: Gekkonidae).
abstract: We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the Madagascar ground gecko Paroedura picta (Squamata: Gekkonidae). The mitogenome is 17 220 base pairs long and conforms to the typical vertebrate gene composition and arrangement, i.e. 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1919 bp long control region. We reconstructed phylogenetic relationships of P. picta and representatives of nine other genera from the family Gekkonidae and calculated mean p-distances for all 13 protein-coding mitochondrial genes. The lowest mean p-distances were found in cytochrome oxidase subunit I and III genes (COI and COIII) indicating their usefulness for elucidating deeper phylogenetic relationships.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Zoology , Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague , Viničná, Prague , Czech Republic and.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Starostová
authors.affiliation: a Department of Zoology , Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague , Viničná, Prague , Czech Republic and.|b Zoological Institute, University of Basel , Basel , Switzerland.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Musilová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D016678:Genome / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008116:Lizards / Q000235:genetics*; D008270:Madagascar; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: 454 pyrosequencing; Gekkonidae; lizard; long-range PCR; mitogenome; mtDNA