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Methodology for Accurate Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Methylation
Published on: May 20, 2018
Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the mitochondrial genome sequence of Heniochus acuminatus
Fangyan Jiang1,2, Ning Yang1,2, Hai Huang1,2
1Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation for Tropical Marine Bioresources of Ministry of Education, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, China.
Abstract:
In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Heniochus acuminatus was first sequenced and annotated. The entire mitogenome is 16,584 bp in length, which consists of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a non-coding control region. The phylogenetic analysis by maximum-likelihood (ML) method revealed that H. acuminatus belongs to the Chaetodontidae family and is closely related to other Heniochus fish. The complete mitochondrial genome of H. acuminatus is helpful in population genetics and molecular systematics.
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