Nuclear copies of mitochondrial DNA as a potential problem for phylogenetic and population genetic studies of Odonata

S Ožana, A Dolný, T Pánek - Systematic Entomology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The use of mitochondrial markers for taxonomic identification and biodiversity monitoring is
not without risks or limitations. Most importantly, the natural transfer of DNA from the …

Insights from Melipona bicolor hybrid genome assembly: a stingless bee genome with chromosome-level scaffold

NS Araujo, F Ogihara, PM Martins, MC Arias - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background The highly eusocial stingless bees are crucial pollinators of native and
agricultural ecosystems. Nevertheless, genomic studies within this bee tribe remain scarce …

[HTML][HTML] The complete mitochondrial genome of Trigonisca nataliae (Hymenoptera, Apidae) assemblage reveals heteroplasmy in the control region

E Françoso, AR Zuntini, PC Ricardo… - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
The evolution of mitochondrial genomes in the stingless bees is surprisingly dynamic,
making them a model system to understand mitogenome structure, function, and evolution …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid evolution, rearrangements and whole mitogenome duplication in the Australian stingless bees Tetragonula (Hymenoptera: Apidae): A steppingstone …

E Françoso, AR Zuntini, PC Ricardo, PKF Santos… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The extreme conservation of mitochondrial genomes in metazoans poses a significant
challenge to understanding mitogenome evolution. However, the presence of variation in …

Five Mitochondrial Genomes of the Genus Eysarcoris Hahn, 1834 with Phylogenetic Implications for the Pentatominae (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

R Li, M Li, J Yan, M Bai, H Zhang - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pentatominae is the largest subfamily in the Pentatomidae, and most of its
species are considered important agricultural pests. The phylogenetic relationships of tribes …

The Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Aelia sibirica and A. fieberi (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), and Phylogenetic Implications

D Liu, H Zhang, S Fu, Y Wang, W Zhao, Q Zhao - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Species of genus Aelia are important pests of wheat crops in arid areas. In this study, the
mitogenomes of A. sibirica and A. fieberi were sequenced using high-throughput …

Comparative Mitogenomic Analysis of the Eurydema Genus in the Context of Representative Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) Taxa

W Zhao, Q Zhao, M Li, J Wei, X Zhang… - Journal of insect …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The family Pentatomidae, the largest within the superfamily Pentatomoidae, comprises
about 5,000 species; many of which are economically important pests. Although the …

Mitochondrial DNA intra-individual variation in a bumblebee species: A challenge for evolutionary studies and molecular identification

PC Ricardo, E Francoso, MC Arias - Mitochondrion, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) regions have been widely used as molecular markers in
evolutionary studies and species identification. However, the presence of heteroplasmy and …

Haplotype identification and detection of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy in Varroa destructor mites using ARMS and PCR–RFLP methods

B Gajić, J Stevanović, Ž Radulović, Z Kulišić… - … and Applied Acarology, 2016 - Springer
In the present study, amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) and polymerase chain
reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP) methods were used for …

Fidelity of DNA polymerases in the detection of intraindividual variation of mitochondrial DNA

PC Ricardo, E Françoso, MC Arias - Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Here we investigated the consequences of PCR amplification errors in the identification of
intraindividual mtDNA variation. The bumblebee Bombus morio was chosen as model for …