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Different mitogenomic codon usage patterns between damselflies and dragonflies and nine complete mitogenomes for odonates.

De-Long Guan, Zeng-Qiang Qian, Li-Bin Ma, Yi Bai, Sheng-Quan Xu

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De-Long GuanCollege of life science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China.
Zeng-Qiang QianCollege of life science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China.
Li-Bin MaCollege of life science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China.
Yi BaiSchool of Life Science, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 317000, P.R. China.
Sheng-Quan XuCollege of life science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China. xushengquan@snnu.edu.cn.
Shaanxi Normal University · CNTaizhou University · CN

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Abstract

Damselflies and dragonflies, of the order Odonata, have distinct body plans and predatory abilities. Knowledge of their various evolutionary histories will allow for an understanding of the genetic and phenotypic evolution of insects. Mitogenomes are suitable materials to elucidate this, but the mitogenome of only a few odonates have been annotated. Herein, we report the complete mitogenome of nine odonates, including seven dragonflies and two damselflies, and a comprehensive analysis of the codon usage in 31 Odonata mitogenomes with the aim to estimate their evolutionary characteristics. Overall, a weak codon bias exists among odonate mitogenomes, although this favours AT-ending codons. Damselflies have a weaker codon usage bias than dragonflies, and 37 codons have significantly different usages. Both directional mutation and purifying selection shape damselfly and dragonfly mitogenomes. Although inevitable, directional mutation bias plays a minor role, whereas purifying selection pressure is the dominant evolutionary force. A higher selection pressure is observed in dragonflies than in damselflies, but it mainly acts on codon usage patterns rather than amino acid translation. Our findings suggest that dragonflies might have more efficient mitochondrial gene expression levels than damselflies, producing more proteins that support their locomotion and predatory abilities.

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Codon UsageGenome, InsectAnimalsBiological EvolutionGenome, MitochondrialOdonataSelection, Genetic

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