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Organization and variation of the mitochondrial control region in two vulture species, Gypaetus barbatus and Neophron percnopterus.
J Hered. 2004 Jul-Aug; 95(4):332-7.JH

Abstract

We report the first entire mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences in two endangered vulture species, the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus). Results showed that the general organization of vulture control regions was very similar to other birds, with three distinct domains: a left variable domain (DI), a central conserved one (DII) including the F, E, D, and C boxes, and a right domain (DIII) containing the CSB1 sequence. However, due to the presence of long tandem repeats, vulture control regions differed from other avian control regions both in size and nucleotide composition. The Egyptian vulture control region was found to be the largest sequenced so far (2031 bp), due to the simultaneous presence of repeats in both DI (80 bp) and DIII (77 bp). Low variation was found in vulture control regions, particularly in G. barbatus, as the probable result of populations declines in the last few centuries.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Roques S
Estacion biologica de Doñana, CSIC, Pabellón del Peru, 41013 Sevilla, Spain. severineroques@hotmail.com
Godoy JA
No affiliation info available
Negro JJ
No affiliation info available
Hiraldo F
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsBase CompositionBase SequenceBirdsDNA, MitochondrialEuropeGenetic VariationLocus Control RegionMolecular Sequence DataSequence Analysis, DNASpecies SpecificityTandem Repeat Sequences

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15247313

Citation

Roques, S, et al. "Organization and Variation of the Mitochondrial Control Region in Two Vulture Species, Gypaetus Barbatus and Neophron Percnopterus." The Journal of Heredity, vol. 95, no. 4, 2004, pp. 332-7.
Roques S, Godoy JA, Negro JJ, et al. Organization and variation of the mitochondrial control region in two vulture species, Gypaetus barbatus and Neophron percnopterus. J Hered. 2004;95(4):332-7.
Roques, S., Godoy, J. A., Negro, J. J., & Hiraldo, F. (2004). Organization and variation of the mitochondrial control region in two vulture species, Gypaetus barbatus and Neophron percnopterus. The Journal of Heredity, 95(4), 332-7.
Roques S, et al. Organization and Variation of the Mitochondrial Control Region in Two Vulture Species, Gypaetus Barbatus and Neophron Percnopterus. J Hered. 2004 Jul-Aug;95(4):332-7. PubMed PMID: 15247313.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Organization and variation of the mitochondrial control region in two vulture species, Gypaetus barbatus and Neophron percnopterus. AU - Roques,S, AU - Godoy,J A, AU - Negro,J J, AU - Hiraldo,F, PY - 2004/7/13/pubmed PY - 2004/10/1/medline PY - 2004/7/13/entrez SP - 332 EP - 7 JF - The Journal of heredity JO - J Hered VL - 95 IS - 4 N2 - We report the first entire mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences in two endangered vulture species, the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus). Results showed that the general organization of vulture control regions was very similar to other birds, with three distinct domains: a left variable domain (DI), a central conserved one (DII) including the F, E, D, and C boxes, and a right domain (DIII) containing the CSB1 sequence. However, due to the presence of long tandem repeats, vulture control regions differed from other avian control regions both in size and nucleotide composition. The Egyptian vulture control region was found to be the largest sequenced so far (2031 bp), due to the simultaneous presence of repeats in both DI (80 bp) and DIII (77 bp). Low variation was found in vulture control regions, particularly in G. barbatus, as the probable result of populations declines in the last few centuries. SN - 0022-1503 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15247313/Organization_and_variation_of_the_mitochondrial_control_region_in_two_vulture_species_Gypaetus_barbatus_and_Neophron_percnopterus_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -