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Table 2 General characteristics of four snake mitochondrial genomes

From: Evolution of the mitochondrial genome in snakes: Gene rearrangements and phylogenetic relationships

Taxa

Genome Length (bp)

G + C nucleotide content (%)

 

Total

Protein coding

rRNAs

tRNAs

Control region

Total

Protein coding

rRNAs

tRNAs

Control region

Ramphotyphlops braminus

16397

11286

2366

1456

1278

42.9

42.8

46.9

41.1

39.3

Deinagkistrodon acutus

17548

11287

2384

1430

2410

42.1

43.0

41.2

42.2

38.7

Naja naja

17213

11241

2426

1435

2057

41.7

41.7

42.5

43.5

39.8

Enhydris plumbea

17397

11261

2398

1416

2238

40.6

40.2

42.1

42.9

39.1