Table 3 Conserved motifs found in mosquito mitogenomes control regions.
Motif | Presence in genus | Motif start site (bp) relative to the end of the 12S rRNA gene | Length | Sequence | E-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anopheles short motif (AnSM) | 390/393 | 133–206 | 25 | 5’-CCCCT AWTTT TTTTT TTTTT TTTWT-3’ | 8.3e−2327 |
Anopheles long motif (AnLM) | 388/393 | 88–162 | 41 | 5’-ATWWW TAWTT AATAA ATWWT TWWAG TACAA TTCTC CTTWT A-3’ | 6.5e−3302 |
Culex short (CSM) | 34/37 | 129–148 | 25 | 5’-AAAAA AMCCC CMATT TTTTT TTGTA-3’ | 8.3e−248 |
Culex long (CLM) | 34/37 | 76–95 | 50 | 5’-TATMA ATTAT TAAAT WAGAA TWAAW AATAG TATAT TCCTC CCCAA AAYTC-3’ | 1.3e−445 |
Aedes short (AeSM) | 14/16 | 130–205 | 15 | 5’-CCCTT AAWTW WWTTT-3’ | 5.4e−38 |




