Animal mitochondrial DNA is a small, extrachromosomal genome, typically∼ 16 kb in size.
With few exceptions, all animal mitochondrial genomes contain the same 37 genes: two for …

One of the most important aspects of mitochondrial (mt) genome evolution in Metazoa is
constancy of size and gene content of mtDNA, whose plasticity is maintained through a great …

A PCR-based approach to sequencing complete mitochondrial genomes is described along
with a set of 86 primers designed primarily for avian mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). This PCR …

Background Modern sequencing technologies should make the assembly of the relatively
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …

Gene arrangement comparisons are a powerful tool for phylogenetic studies, especially
those focused on ancient relationships. Recent reports using metazoan mitochondrial …

▪ Abstract Insect molecular systematics has undergone remarkable recent growth. Advances
in methods of data generation and analysis have led to the accumulation of large amounts of …

DNA sequence data have offered valuable insights into the relationships between living
organisms. However, most phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences rely primarily on single …

In recent years, avian systematics has been characterized by a diminished reliance on
morphological cladistics of modern taxa, intensive palaeornithogical research stimulated by …

Mitochondrial genomes are being used to study increasingly ancient divergences among
animal groups. Recent studies of complete mitochondrial DNA sequences have arrived at …

We describe the complete sequence of the 16,596-nucleotide mitochondrial genome of the
zebrafish (Danio rerio); contained are 13 protein genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, and a …