An, J.-Q., Yu, S.-H., Wei, S.-J., Zhang, H.-P., Shi, Y.-C., Zhao, Q.-Y., Fu, Z.-Y., & Yang, P. 2023 The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Chinese White Wax Scale Insect, Ericerus pela Chavannes (Hemiptera: Coccidae), with Novel Gene Arrangement and Truncated tRNA Genes. Insects doi.org/10.3390/insects14030290

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genetic structure

genetics

Notes: In this paper, the authors assembled the mitochondrial genome of E. pela. Gene rearrangement analysis showed that compared to other scale insects, E. pela’s atp6, atp8, and a few tRNAs were obviously rearranged. Moreover, there were nine tRNAs identified to have obvious truncated structures. Synteny analysis based on the whole mitochondrial genomes showed that a significant rearrangement of homologous blocks had occurred within this Coccoidea species. The results revealed great variations in the intergenic regions among Coccoidea species and novel gene arrangement and truncated tRNA genes in the mitochondrial genome of E. pela.