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Genotyping Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Mitochondrial Genome by Pyrosequencing
Published on: February 10, 2023
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Copadichromis mloto
Da-Shi Qi1, Jie Jiang1, Mei Wang1
1Department of Genetics, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The present study reported the complete mitochondrial genome of Copadichromis mloto for the first time. The mitochondrial genome of C. mloto possesses 16,583bp in length, involving 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA, 13 protein-coding genes and a control region. In addition, its GC content is 45.94% that is similar to that of C. virginalis (the GC content of 45.74%). Based on the complete mitochondrial genomes of 13 closely related species, the phylogenetic tree was further made to show their phylogenic relationship. The results will serve as a useful dataset for studying the evolution of Cichlidae mitochondrial genome.
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