Repetitive DNA profile of the amphibian mitogenome

Autor: Jesús Javier Espinosa-Aguirre, Noel Cabañas, Tzipe Govezensky, Rafael Camacho-Carranza, David Romero, Arturo Becerra
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Bioinformatics
BMC Bioinformatics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)
ISSN: 1471-2105
Popis: Background Repetitive DNA elements such as direct and inverted repeat sequences are present in every genome, playing numerous biological roles. In amphibians, the functions and effects of the repeat sequences have not been extensively explored. We consider that the data of mitochondrial genomes in the NCBI database are a valuable alternative to generate a better understanding of the molecular dynamic of the repeat sequences in the amphibians. Results This work presents the development of a strategy to identify and quantify the total amount of repeat sequences with lengths from 5 to 30 base pairs in the amphibian mitogenomes. The results show differences in the abundance of repeat sequences among amphibians and bias to specific genomic regions that are not easily associated with the classical amphibian ancestry. Conclusions Derived from these analyses, we show that great variability of the repeat sequences exists among amphibians, demonstrating that the mitogenomes of these organisms are dynamic.
Databáze: OpenAIRE