Sofia Ochkalova11Applied Genomics Lab, SCAMT, ITMO University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, ochkalova@scamt-itmo.ru Abstract— Among parrots, there are more threatened and endangered species than in any other avian order. Exploration of these outstanding birds exhibiting advanced cognitive abilities is a relevant scientific problem. In this study, we de novo assembled 19 mitochondrial genomes from Illumina raw reads, integrated them with information obtained from related genomes, and did a phylogenetic reconstruction of species from Aratinga and Psittacus genera. Additionally, we created a Python pipeline for assembly mtDNA bearing tandemly repeated regions from whole genome sequencing data. Then we annotated genes and finally performed phylogenetic analysis to provide insights into the evolution and demographic history of the species.

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