Reply to Sangster, G.; Luksenburg, J.A. Contamination of Consensus Sequences in Next-Generation Mitogenomics: The Published Mitochondrial Genome of Haliastur indus Is a Chimera with DNA from Butastur indicus. Comment on “Sonongbua et al. Insights into Mitochondrial Rearrangements and Selection in Accipitrid Mitogenomes, with New Data on Haliastur indus and Accipiter badius poliopsis. Genes 2024, 15, 1439”
Abstract
We thank Dr. George Sangster and Dr. Jolanda A. Luksenburg for their careful assessment concerning the mitochondrial genome sequence of Haliastur indus (GenBank accession number: OP133375.1) [...]
Fields of Study & Subjects
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Genetic diversity and population structure
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Genes
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 88–88
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN