Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 8, 2026

Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Onychostoma alticorpus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)
Hui-Ling Cheng1, Chien-Yu Wu, Kun-Chan Tsai
1Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science , Tainan City , Taiwan .
Abstract:
We determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Onychostoma alticorpus, which is known as an endemic freshwater species in Taiwan, by using long polymerase chain reaction method. The total length of O. alticorpus mitogenome is 16,680 bp, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs genes and a noncoding control region. The overall base composition of O. alticorpus is 30.88% for A, 23.57% for T, 16.56% for G and 28.99% for C, with a slight AT bias of 54.45%. Gene location and specific usage of distinct termination codon types characterize typically the vertebrate mitochondrial genome. The determination of O. alticorpus mitogenome would play an important role not only in the delineation of phylogeographic history and population genetic structure, but reflection of conservation efforts on the genetic diversity as well as population vitality.
Related Concept Videos
Animal Mitochondrial Genetics
Export of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genes
Comparing Mitochondrial, Chloroplast, and Prokaryotic Genomes
Multi-species Conserved Sequences
Although the genome of each species varies greatly from each other, a few sequences are highly conserved. Such conserved DNA...
Genomic DNA in Eukaryotes
Mitochondria

