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The mitochondrial genomes of three species of poison frogs (Anura: Dendrobates).

ABSTRACT: We reconstructed nearly complete mitogenomes for three species of poison frogs, Dendrobates auratus, D. leucomelas, and D. tinctorius, from RNAseq data. We recovered the 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes (except tRNA-Val for D. leucomelas), and two rRNA genes for all three species, plus partial sequences of the control region. The order of genes agrees with that known from a previously sequenced D. auratus, being the most commonly found for neobatrachian frogs. Based on full-sibling comparisons we estimate the probable error rate of Illumina-RNAseq reconstructed mitogenomes of up to 0.15%.

SUBMITTER: Lyra ML

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7800569 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The mitochondrial genomes of three species of poison frogs (Anura: Dendrobates).

Lyra Mariana L ML Sanchez Eugenia E Künzel Sven S Lötters Stefan S Haddad Célio F B CFB Vences Miguel M

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources 20170711 2

We reconstructed nearly complete mitogenomes for three species of poison frogs, Dendrobates auratus, D. leucomelas, and D. tinctorius, from RNAseq data. We recovered the 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes (except tRNA-Val for D. leucomelas), and two rRNA genes for all three species, plus partial sequences of the control region. The order of genes agrees with that known from a previously sequenced D. auratus, being the most commonly found for neobatrachian frogs. B ...[more]

PMID: 33473839

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