%0 Journal Article
%T Identification of the complete mitochondrial genome of the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus (Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae: Aptenodytes)
%A Gui-Ying Liu
%A Jia-Bo Han
%A Jia-Shen Tian
%A Jing Du
%A Sheng-Jiu Zhang
%A Xin-Ran Song
%A Zhi-Chuang Lu
%J Mitochondrial DNA Part B
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1623121
%X Abstract The complete mitochondrial genome of the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus was firstly determined. The mitogenome is 17,477£¿bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a control region. The total nucleotide composition is 31.0% A, 22.2% T, 33.1% C, and 13.8% G, with a total A£¿+£¿T content of 53.2%. The phylogenetic analysis demonstrates a close relationship between A. patagonicus and A. forsteri. These results provide fundamental information for further phylogeny and genetic studies on Aptenodytes genus
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23802359.2019.1623121