The published complete mitochondrial genome of Blue-fronted Redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a chimera and includes DNA from Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni eos (Aves: Passeriformes)

Abstract The complete mitochondrial genome of Blue-fronted Redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis), GenBank accession number MT360379 (NC_053917), was published by Li and colleages in 2020. Here we show that this mitogenome is actually a chimera containing DNA fragments of both P. frontalis (15,518 bp, 92.5%) and Pink-rumped Rosefinch (Carpodacus waltoni eos, 1258 bp, 7.5%). This mitogenome has been re-used in at least three phylogenies. Our study confirms that mitogenomes are best verified with multiple gene trees, and that any anomalies should be investigated by direct comparison of sequences.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources

• Publication date

  2024-07-02

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/23802359.2024.2377170PMID 38983844PMCID 11232634
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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