Columba livia

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Rock pigeon, Columba livia (Columbiformes: Columbidae)

X. Z. Kan, Li, X. F., Zhang, L. Q., Chen, L., Qian, C. J., Zhang, X. W., and Wang, L., Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Rock pigeon, Columba livia (Columbiformes: Columbidae), vol. 9, pp. 1234-1249, 2010.

The rock pigeon (Columba livia), or Rock dove, is a member of the bird family Columbidae. We mapped the complete mitochondrial genome of the Rock pigeon. The mitochondrial genome of this species is a circular molecule of 17,229 bp in length, encoding a standard set of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes, plus a putative control region, demonstrating a structure very similar to that of other birds.

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