The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera meda (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the western honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera meda was sequenced. This mitochondrial genome is 16,248 bp in length, with 37 classical eukaryotic mitochondrial genes and an A + T-rich region. Gene direction and arrangement are similar to those of other Apis mitogenomes. All genes initiate with ATT (six genes), ATG (four genes), ATA (two genes), and ATC (one gene) start codons and terminate with a TAA stop codon. Four genes are encoded on the heavy and nine on the light strands, respectively. All of the 22 tRNA genes, ranging from 66 to 78 bp, have a typical cloverleaf structure. The complete mitogenome of A.m. meda provides information on the biogeography and evolution of A. mellifera subspecies.