Complete mitochondrial genome of a hen harrier Circus cyaneus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) from South Korea

A hen harrier Circus cyaneus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), a migrant raptor having a wide breeding range from Europe to Northeast Asia, migrates to more southerly areas (Southern Europe, China, Korea and Japan) in winter. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of C. cyaneus was complete...

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Published in:Mitochondrial DNA Part B
Main Authors: Eun Hwa Choi, Gankhuyag Enkhtsetseg, Su Youn Baek, Jihye Hwang, Bia Park, Kuem Hee Jang, Shi Hyun Ryu, Ui Wook Hwang
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Subjects:
complete mitochondrial genome
hen harrier
circus cyaneus
accipitridae
molecular phylogeny
Genetics
QH426-470
Circus cyaneus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1860700
https://doaj.org/article/ddf3ba35b5da40e9bae26c99c635653e
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Summary:A hen harrier Circus cyaneus (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), a migrant raptor having a wide breeding range from Europe to Northeast Asia, migrates to more southerly areas (Southern Europe, China, Korea and Japan) in winter. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of C. cyaneus was completely sequenced and characterized. It was 20,173 bp in length being composed of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes and two control regions. It has a base composition of A (32.2%), G (12.6%), C (30.5%) and T (24.7%). The phylogenetic tree reconstructed based on the maximum likelihood (ML) method confirms that C. cyaneus places within the clade of the family Accipitridae in the monophyletic avian order Accipitriformes.

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