Article
Structure and evolution of the mitochondrial genomes of Haematobia irritans and Stomoxys calcitrans: the Muscidae (Diptera: Calyptratae) perspective.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Sept 2008
Oliveira Marcos Túlio, Barau Joan Grande, Junqueira Ana Carolina Martins, Feijão Pedro Cipriano, Rosa Aline Coelho da, Abreu Cristina Feix, Azeredo-Espin Ana Maria L, Lessinger Ana Cláudia
Abstract excerpt
We present the first two mitochondrial genomes of Muscidae dipterans for the species Haematobia irritans (the horn fly) and Stomoxys calcitrans (the stable fly). Typical insect mtDNA features are described, such as a high A+T content (79.1% and 78.9%, respectively), the preference for A+T-rich codons, and the evidence of a non-optimal codon usage. The strong A+T enrichment partially masks another nucleotide...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Codon
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Gene Duplication
- Genes, Insect
- Genes, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation
- Genome
- Genome, Mitochondrial
- Models, Genetic
- Muscidae
- Phylogeny