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The complete mitochondrial genome of Dabry's sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus)
Juanjuan Liu1, Chun Tan1, Kan Xiao1
1Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Research, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang, Hubei Province, China.
Abstract:
The complete mitochondrial genome of Dabry's sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) was first determined in this study. The mitochondrial DNA is circular molecule (16,437 bp in length) with a typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 1 non-coding control region (D-loop). All genes were encoded on the heavy strain except for ND6 and eight tRNA genes. The overall base composition of the heavy strain was A (30.2%), T (23.7%), C (29.7%), G (16.4%), and with an AT bias of 53.9%. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial genomes of 10 related species using MEGA 5.1 indicated that A. dabryanus and A. sinensis are the most closely related species.
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