Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of the MeCord's box turtle (Cuora mccordi) was firstly determined by shotgun sequencing. The total length of mitogenome is 16,688 bp, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 2 main noncoding regions (the control region and the putative L-strand replication origin). The majority genes (12 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA and 14 tRNA) were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand. The phylogenetic tree of C. mccordi and 10 other closely related species was built. The DNA data presented here will be useful to study the evolutionary relationships and genetic diversity of C. mccordi.
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