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Complete mitochondrial genome of Porzana fusca and Porzana pusilla and phylogenetic relationship of 16 Rallidae species

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The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of Porzana fusca and Porzana pusilla were determined. The two avian species share a high degree of homology in terms of mitochondrial genome organization and gene arrangement. Their corresponding mitochondrial genomes are 16,935 and 16,978 bp and consist of 37 genes and a control region. Their PCGs were both 11,365 bp long and have similar structure. Their tRNA gene sequences could be folded into canonical cloverleaf secondary structure, except for tRNASer (AGY), which lost its “DHU” arm. Based on the concatenated nucleotide sequences of the complete mitochondrial DNA genes of 16 Rallidae species, reconstruction of phylogenetic trees and analysis of the molecular clock of P. fusca and P. pusilla indicated that these species from a sister group, which in turn are sister group to Rallina eurizonoides. The genus Gallirallus is a sister group to genus Lewinia, and these groups in turn are sister groups to genus Porphyrio. Moreover, molecular clock analyses suggested that the basal divergence of Rallidae could be traced back to 40.47 (41.46‒39.45) million years ago (Mya), and the divergence of Porzana occurred approximately 5.80 (15.16‒0.79) Mya.

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This study was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC no. 30960052 and no. 31260510) and Water resources Department of Jiangxi Province Science and Technological Project (no. KT201537).

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    Peng Chen, Yuqing Han, Chaoying Zhu, Bin Gao & Luzhang Ruan

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Table 7 Sequence of mitochondrial control region of Porzana fusca and Porzana pusilla
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Table 8 Predicted initiation and termination of 13 mitochondrial PCGs in 16 Rallidae species
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Chen, P., Han, Y., Zhu, C. et al. Complete mitochondrial genome of Porzana fusca and Porzana pusilla and phylogenetic relationship of 16 Rallidae species. Genetica 145, 559–573 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-017-9982-x

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