The complete mitochondrial genome of the Indian honey bee, Apis cerena cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016 Nov;27(6):4663-4664. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1106492. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

Abstract

The complete mitogenome of Apis cerana cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae) was sequenced using Illumina NextSeq500 platform and found to be 15 831 bp long. The mitogenome contains 37 genes (13 PCGs, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs) and a control region. The base composition is biased towards A-T (83.9%). The control region is 498 bp long with polyT stretch and poly [TA (A)]n-like stretch. The phylogenetic tree constructed using concatenated PCGs showed that A. cerana cerana clustered with other cavity nesting Apis species.

Keywords: Apinae; Apis cerana cerana; Illumina sequencing; mitogenome.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Composition
  • Bees / classification
  • Bees / genetics*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Genes, Insect*
  • Genes, Mitochondrial*
  • Genome, Mitochondrial*
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA