| sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of the chagas disease vector, triatoma dimidiata. | the 17 019 bp mitochondrial genome of triatoma dimidiata is composed of thirteen protein coding sequences, twenty-two trnas, small and large ribosomal units, and a control region. the gene order and orientation are identical to that of drosophila yakuba. the nucleotide composition is biased toward adenine and thymine (69.5% a + t). the 2.1 kb putative control region, known as the a + t rich region in most insects, has an a + t bias of 66%, but contains a 400 bp sequence that is 77.5% a + t and t ... | 2001 | 11437912 |