Navajas M. auteur aut IRD Fournier D. auteur aut IRD Lagnel J. auteur aut IRD Gutierrez Jean-Paul auteur aut IRD Boursot P. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Studies of mitochondrial DNA sequences in a variety of animals have shown important differences between phyla, including differences in the genetic codes used, and varying constraints on base composition. In that respect, little is known of mites, an important and diversified group. We sequenced a portion (340 nt) of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) encoding gene in twenty species of phytophagous mites belonging to nine genera of the two families Tetranychidae and Tenuipalpidae. The mitochondrial genetic code used in mites appeared to be the same as in insects. As is generally also the case in insects, the mite sequences were very rich in A + T (75% on average), especially at the third codon position (94%). However, important variations of base composition were observed among mite species, one of them showing as little as 69% A + T. Variations of base composition occur mostly through synonymous transitions, and do not have detectable effects on polypeptide evolution in this group. (Résumé d'auteur) specialized GENETIQUE ADN MITOCHONDRIE CYTOTAXONOMIE 080ZOOGEN02 020BIOCHI 5 4 281-285 1996 0962-1075 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010007528 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00102.x 0962-1075 [F B010007528] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010007528 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_6/b_fdi_45-46/010007528.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 1996-11-21 2009-05-29 fdi:010007528 fre