title: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Buteo hemilasius (Falconiformes: Accipitridae).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) was sequenced and reported for the first time using the muscle tissue. The mitochondrial genome is a circular molecule of 18 079 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 1 control region, and 1 extra pseudo-control region. A phylogenetic analysis on the basis of 12 protein-coding genes (except ND6 gene) of 14 Falconiformes species' mitochondrial genomes using maximum-likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) demonstrated that all species cluster into two clades and B. hemilasius is close to B. buteo.
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China.
authors.forename: Guolei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China.
authors.forename: Xiufeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China.
authors.forename: Yongqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: b Dailake National Nature Reserve , Hulunbuir , PR China.
authors.forename: Huashan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University , Qufu , PR China.
authors.forename: Honghai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D046093:Falconiformes / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Buteo hemilasius; mitochondrion genome; phylogenetic analysis