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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
Complete mitochondrial genomes of three mitten crabs, Eriocheir sinensis, E. hepuensis, and E. japonica
Jun Wang1, Lei Huang1, Qixuan Cheng1
1a Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries Germplasm Resources , Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P.R. China and.
Abstract:
Taxonomic classification of three mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis, E. hepuensis, and E. japonica) has long been controversial. In this study, the complete mitogenomes of the three crabs were reported. The three mitogenomes were conserved in the organization of genes with 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 control region. Nucleotide variations among the crabs were identified in both coding and non-coding regions. In addition, variable numbers of tandem repeats in control region were identified in the mitten crabs. The mitogenome sequences provide a valuable resource to elucidate taxonomic relationship and evolutionary history of the three mitten crabs.
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