Research Article

Taxonomy of Mitochondrial Cytochrome B Proteins of the Same Amino Acid Sequence Length

Table 5

Content of the number of cytochrome b amino acid sequences in the Swiss-Prot database in various biological orders of mammal (Mammalia) order.

Biological orders of mammalsNumber of moleculesNumber of amino acid residuesNumber of known speciesa

Rodentia (rodents)381377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 383, 3842 552
Artiodactyla (aetiodactyls)228379, 380551
Chiroptera (bats)1833791 386
Carnivora (carnivorous)118379305
Eulipotyphla (insectivorous)97379, 380527
Primates (primates)78378, 379, 380518
Dasyuromorphia (carnivorous marsupials)5938178
Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)4437998
Diprotodontia (two forward teeth marsupials)12379, 380, 381155
Didelphidae (opossums)12382111
Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)1037921
Peramelemorphia (marsupial omnivores)53815
Caenolestidae (rat opossum)338110
Pilosa (sloths and anteaters)337924
Proboscidea (elephants)337823
Scandentia (treeshrews)33793
Monotremata (monotremes)23797
Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles)137955
Cingulata (armadillos)137920
Dermoptera (colugos)13792
Hyracoidea (hyraxes)13795
Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)137920
Notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles)13812
Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)13795
Tubulidentata (aardvarks)13791
Microbiotheria (monito del monte)03
Pholidota (pangolins)08
All Mammalia1 249377–3846 495

aAccording to [14].