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Study characterizes mitochondrial genome of Megachile strupigera, indicating genetic relationships within Hymenoptera.
The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Megachile strupigera (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Megachilinae) was determined in our study. The sequenced region is 15,193 bp with an A + T content of 83.44%, including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNAs and 19 transfer RNAs. All PCGs are initiated by typical ATN codons and stop with the complete termination codon TAA, except for nad3 gene, which has an incomplete stop codon T. Bayesian method supported the monophyly of both Megachilidae and Apoidea. And within the Apoidea, Apidae and Megachilidae formed a sister clade to Colletidae.
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