Animal mitochondrial genomes usually have two transfer RNAs for leucine: one, with
anticodon UAG, translates the four-codon family CUN, while the other, with anticodon UAA …

Segments of the Japanese quail mito-chondrial genome encompassing many tRNA and
protein genes, the small and part of the large rRNA genes, and the control region have been …

We sequenced 6,478 by of mitochondrial DNA from Peking duck (Anas platyrhyncos). Eight
protein genes, 11 tRNAs, part of the small and large ribosomal subunits, and the control …

Mitochondrial DNA sequences are often used to construct molecular phylogenetic trees
among closely related animals. In order to examine the usefulness of mtDNA sequences for …

Abstract The 16,775 base-pair mitochondrial genome of the white Leghorn chicken has
been cloned and sequenced. The avian genome encodes the same set of genes (13 …

In most vertebrate mitochondrial genomes, the site for initiation of light-strand replication,
OL, is found within a cluster of five transfer RNA (tRNA) genes (tRNA (Trp), tRNA (Ala), tRNA …

A tandem duplication of the mitochondrial tRNA (Thr) and tRNA (Pro) genes in the
amphisbaenian reptile Bipes biporus is the first case reported of a tandem duplication …

Genomic size of animal mitochondrial DNA is usually minimized over time. Thus, when
regional duplications occur, they are followed by a rapid elimination of redundant material …

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 …

In animal mitochondria, six codons have been known as nonuniversal genetic codes, which
vary in the course of animal evolution. They are UGA (termination codon in the universal …