Identification of a novel mtDNA lineage B3 in chicken (<em>Gallus gallus domesticus</em>)

Xun-He Huang; Gui-Mei Li; Xing Chen; Ya-Jiang Wu; Wei-Na Li; Fu-Sheng Zhong; Wen-Zhi Wang; Zhao-Li Ding

doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.039

Xun-He Huang, Gui-Mei Li, Xing Chen, Ya-Jiang Wu, Wei-Na Li, Fu-Sheng Zhong, Wen-Zhi Wang, Zhao-Li Ding. 2017. Identification of a novel mtDNA lineage B3 in chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). Zoological Research, 38(4): 208-210. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.039

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Identification of a novel mtDNA lineage B3 in chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)

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In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial DNA genome (mitogenome) of the Zhengyang Yellow chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) by next-generation sequencing technology. Samples were taken from Zhumadian city, Henan Province, China. The complete mitogenome was 16 785 bp in size, and had a nucleotide composition of 30.3% (A), 23.7% (T), 32.5% (C), and 13.5% (G), with a high AT content of 54.0%. The assembled mitogenome exhibited typical mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) structure, including a non-coding control region, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 22 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that this mitogenome defined a novel sub-haplogroup B3 within haplogroup B. These results should provide essential information for chicken domestication and insight into the evolution of genomes.