Species identification through mitochondrial rRNA genetic analysis

L Yang, Z Tan, D Wang, L Xue, M Guan, T Huang… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Inter-species and intraspecific variations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) were observed in a
bioinformatics analysis of the mitochondrial genomic sequences of 11 animal species. Some …

Primers for a PCR-based approach to mitochondrial genome sequencing in birds and other vertebrates

MD Sorenson, JC Ast, DE Dimcheff, T Yuri… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 1999 - Elsevier
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 …

Sequencing and comparing whole mitochondrial genomes of animals

JL Boore, JR Macey, M Medina - Methods in enzymology, 2005 - Elsevier
Comparing complete animal mitochondrial genome sequences is becoming increasingly
common for phylogenetic reconstruction and as a model for genome evolution. Not only are …

Animal mitochondrial genomes

JL Boore - Nucleic acids research, 1999 - academic.oup.com
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 …

[14] Isolation and characterization of animal mitochondrial DNA

R DeSalle, AK Williams, M George - Methods in enzymology, 1993 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses isolation and characterization of animal
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). It summarizes the key patterns that have emerged from the …

A resourceful genome: updating the functional repertoire and evolutionary role of animal mitochondrial DNAs

S Breton, L Milani, F Ghiselli, D Guerra, DT Stewart… - Trends in Genetics, 2014 - cell.com
Recent data from mitochondrial genomics and proteomics research demonstrate the
existence of several atypical mitochondrial protein-coding genes (other than the standard …

Mitogenomics: digging deeper with complete mitochondrial genomes

JP Curole, TD Kocher - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1999 - cell.com
Mitochondrial genomes are being used to study increasingly ancient divergences among
animal groups. Recent studies of complete mitochondrial DNA sequences have arrived at …

Animal mitochondrial DNA as a genetic marker in population and evolutionary biology

RG Harrison - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1989 - Elsevier
Animal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is playing an increasingly important role as a genetic
marker in population and evolutionary biology. The popularity of this molecule derives, in …

Complete nucleotide sequences of the domestic cat (Felis catus) mitochondrial genome and a transposed mtDNA tandem repeat (Numt) in the nuclear genome

JV Lopez, S Cevario, SJ O'Brien - Genomics, 1996 - Elsevier
The complete 17,009-bp mitochondrial genome of the domestic cat, Felis catus, has been
sequenced and conforms largely to the typical organization of previously characterized …

One-step PCR amplification of complete arthropod mitochondrial genomes

UW Hwang, CJ Park, TS Yong, W Kim - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2001 - Elsevier
A new PCR primer set which enables one-step amplification of complete arthropod
mitochondrial genomes was designed from two conserved 16S rDNA regions for the long …