A Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial Genomes in Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) and Genome Descriptions of Six New Beetles

C. Sheffield, Nathan; Song, Hojun; L. Cameron, Stephen; F. Whiting, Michael

doi:10.1093/molbev/msn198

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A Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial Genomes in Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) and Genome Descriptions of Six New Beetles

Published in Molecular Biology and Evolution • Sep 8, 2008

Authors:

Nathan C. Sheffield

Hojun Song

Stephen L. Cameron

Abstract

Coleoptera is the most diverse group of insects with over 360,000 described species divided into four suborders: Adephaga, Archostemata, Myxophaga, and Polyphaga. In this study, we present six new complete mitochondrial genome (mtgenome) descriptions, including a representative of each suborder, and...

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Biology

Transfer RNA

Genome

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