Consistent with previous results on the Phasianidae mitogenomes, the mitochondrial sequences of four Crossoptilon species (C. harmani, C. mantchuricum, C. crossoptilon and C. auritum) are biased toward adenine and thymine (54.3%, 54.2%, 54.3%, and 54.2%, respectively).
Burlington is a city and the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,663 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in the 2000 census. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area including West Burlington, Iowa and Middletown, Iowa and Gulfport, Illinois. Burlington is the home of Snake Alley, once labelled the crookedest alley in the world.
Today, it is a great destination for historical sights and the perfect place to spend the day heading to or from the mountains on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Burlington is home to the Kit Carson County Carousel, a Nationally designated Historic Site in 1978 and a Nationally designated Historic Landmark in 1987. The Carousel, built in 1905, is a hand carved wooden merry-go-round.