Mitochondrial DNA Part B

DNA-based barcoding for labeling animal biodiversity was first proposed in 2003. Conservative, approximately 600 bp long fragment of the COX1 gene of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was selected. This fragment is readily alignable and was widely used both for animal species’ delimitation and identification purposes ever since.

Over the last decades, mitochondrial DNA has been the most popular marker of molecular diversity, phylogeny, and barcoding of animals. Additionally, there is an excellent potential for accumulating mtDNA data for evolutionary and functional analysis of the mitochondrial genome. Environmental Science, especially Agricultural and Aquacultural Science, uses mtDNA to diagnose the species of various animal taxa. Additionally, mtDNA provides a unique marker for studying different animals' genetic diversity in agricultural and aquacultural science.

This Article Collection welcomes reviews, methods, protocols, mitogenome reports, and rapid communications manuscripts focused on molecular diversity, phylogeny, and barcoding of animals within the fields of agriculture and aquaculture. The primary objective of this collection is to gather a range of multidisciplinary studies that shed light on the utility of mitochondrial DNA in facilitating evolutionary and phylogenetic analyses. By synthesizing these studies, we aim to enhance our understanding of how mitochondrial DNA can contribute to these important areas of research.

Mitochondrial DNA Part B accepts the following types of articles: Reviews, Methods, Protocols, Mitogenome and Plastome reports, and Rapid Communications. You can find out more on the journal’s Instructions for Authors.

 

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All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer-review as part of our standard editorial process. Guest Advisors will not be involved in peer-reviewing manuscripts unless they are an existing member of the Editorial Board.

Please review the journal scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is 30 July 2024.

Please contact Agnes Zhou at [email protected] with any queries regarding this Article Collection.

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Article Collection Guest Advisor(s)

Dr. Ebrahim Shokoohi is a Professor of Nematology with over ten years of research and training experience in Nematology and Plant Pathology. He has published several papers on molecular taxonomy and phylogeny of nematodes using various DNA barcodes. Currently, he is working at the University of Limpopo, South Africa.

Instructions for Authors