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Published on: May 5, 2023
The complete mitochondrial genome of Temnopleurus hardwickii (Camarodonta: Temnopleuridae)
Wanying Fu1, Chenglong Liu1, Guyuan Wu1
1a Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China , QingDao , People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The complete mitochondrial genome of Temnopleurus hardwickii was sequenced using long-PCR and primer walking methods. The complete mitochondrial genome is a 15,696 bp circular molecule which contains 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes as well as a non-coding control region as in other urchin. The genome was composed of 32.9% A, 29.3% T, 21.4% C and 16.4% G, showing a slight AT bias (62.3%). The control region is 156 bp. Twelve of the 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes use ATG as their start codon while the ATP8 gene starts with GTG. All the 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes use TAG or TAA as their complete stop codon.
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