The complete mitochondrial genome of Geochelone sulcata

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Geochelone sulcata was determined using PCR, Long-PCR with length of 16,692 bp. The genome organization, gene order, and base composition was similar to typical vertebrate. Gene content included 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and one control region. Otherwise, the lack of C, as same as in the other species of Testudinidae, was detected in arms of tRNA Lys gene in G. sulcata. In addition, an extra nucleotide A was discovered in ND3 gene in G. sulcata. The complete mitogenome of G. sulcata provides the basic data to research molecular systematics of Testudinidae.

Centrochelys sulcata (Miller 1779) – African Spurred Tortoise, Grooved Tortoise, Sahel Tortoise, Tortue Sillonnée

“…The complete mitochondrial genomic analysis of C. sulcata revealed that the gene content included 13 proteincoding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and one control region (Shi et al 2017). Otherwise, the lack of cytosine, as in other species of Testudinidae, was detected in arms of the tRNALys gene.…”

“…Otherwise, the lack of cytosine, as in other species of Testudinidae, was detected in arms of the tRNALys gene. In addition, an extra nucleotide adenine was discovered in the ND3 gene (Shi et al 2017).…”