The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Wenxian Knobby Newt Tylototriton wenxianensis (Amphibia: Caudata)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016 Jul;27(4):2901-2. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1060430. Epub 2015 Jun 26.

Abstract

We newly sequenced the mitochondrial genome of Tylototriton wenxianensis. The total length of the T. wenxianensis mitogenome is 16 265 bp, with GenBank accession number KR733683. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), and one control region (CR). Most of the genes are encoded on the H-strand, except for eight tRNA and ND6, which are encoded on the L-strand. Our mitogenomic phylogenetic tree showed that the relationships among the genera Tylototriton, Echinotriton, and Pleurodeles were well supported, and which is consistent with the previous molecular phylogeny.

Keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Tylototriton wenxianensis; phylogenetic analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Genes, Mitochondrial
  • Genome, Mitochondrial*
  • Genomics*
  • Phylogeny
  • Salamandridae / classification*
  • Salamandridae / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Whole Genome Sequencing*