DEAR EDITOR, In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial DNA genome （mitogenome） of the Zhengyang Yellow chicken （Gallus gallus domesticus） by next-generation sequencing technology. Samples were taken f...DEAR EDITOR, In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial DNA genome （mitogenome） of the Zhengyang Yellow chicken （Gallus gallus domesticus） by next-generation sequencing technology. Samples were taken from Zhumadian city, Henan Province, China. The complete mitogenome was 16 785 bp in size, and had a nucleotide composition of 30.3% （A）, 23.7% （T） 32.5% （C）, and 13.5% （G）, with a high AT content of 54.0%. The assembled mitogenome exhibited typical mitochondrial DNA （mtDNA） structure, including a non-coding control region, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 22 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that this mitogenome defined a novel sub-haplogroup B3 within haplogroup B. These results should provide essential information for chicken domestication and insiqht into the evolution of genomes.展开更多
Dear Editor, Instances of food mislabeling and adulteration scandals fo- cus public attention on food safety and market fraud. Such scandals force the authorities to enforce stringent regula- tions on food adulteratio...Dear Editor, Instances of food mislabeling and adulteration scandals fo- cus public attention on food safety and market fraud. Such scandals force the authorities to enforce stringent regula- tions on food adulteration. The Chinese government and consumers are paying more attention to food resource qual- ity and safety regulation than ever before. The growing food market requires food authenticity at all stages of product processing, while species identification of raw materials is fundamental for food safety. Species substitution causes economical loss to consumers and may negatively affect public sanitation because of possible presence of toxic and parasite-infected species （Galimberti et al., 2013）.展开更多
基金supported by the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(2014A030307018)Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(2016A030303068)Animal Branch of the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species(GBOWS)
文摘DEAR EDITOR, In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial DNA genome （mitogenome） of the Zhengyang Yellow chicken （Gallus gallus domesticus） by next-generation sequencing technology. Samples were taken from Zhumadian city, Henan Province, China. The complete mitogenome was 16 785 bp in size, and had a nucleotide composition of 30.3% （A）, 23.7% （T） 32.5% （C）, and 13.5% （G）, with a high AT content of 54.0%. The assembled mitogenome exhibited typical mitochondrial DNA （mtDNA） structure, including a non-coding control region, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 22 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that this mitogenome defined a novel sub-haplogroup B3 within haplogroup B. These results should provide essential information for chicken domestication and insiqht into the evolution of genomes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31090251)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2012FY110800)+3 种基金the Joint Grant of CAS Kunming Branch and Guizhou Academy of Sciences(2014-001)the Animal Branch of the Germplasm Bank of Wild SpeciesChinese Academy of Sciences(the Large Research Infrastructure FundingFunding code:GBOWS to Weizhi Wang and Yaping Zhang)
文摘Dear Editor, Instances of food mislabeling and adulteration scandals fo- cus public attention on food safety and market fraud. Such scandals force the authorities to enforce stringent regula- tions on food adulteration. The Chinese government and consumers are paying more attention to food resource qual- ity and safety regulation than ever before. The growing food market requires food authenticity at all stages of product processing, while species identification of raw materials is fundamental for food safety. Species substitution causes economical loss to consumers and may negatively affect public sanitation because of possible presence of toxic and parasite-infected species （Galimberti et al., 2013）.
