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Methodology for Accurate Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Methylation
Published on: May 20, 2018
Complete mitochondrial genome of Amolops mantzorum (Anura: Ranidae)
Xiang Shan1,2, Yun Xia1, Ryosuke Kakehashi3
1a Department of Herpetology , Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , China .
Abstract:
Sichuan torrent frog, Amolops mantzorum (family Ranidae, suborder Neobatrachia), possesses heteromorphic sex chromosomes unusual characteristics among amphibians. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the A. mantzorum mitogenome. This genome is 17,744 bp in length and contains 37 genes, 1 control region, and 1 light strand replication origin typically found in vertebrate mtDNAs. In the A. mantzorum mitogenome, a novel gene arrangement is observed within the WANCY tRNA gene cluster region. This mt gene arrangement seems to be usable as a molecular maker to distinguish to this species from other species in the genus Amolops.
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