The complete mitochondrial genome of the Spinetail Devilray, Mobula japanica.
Mitochondrial DNA, 2013/2;24(1):28-30.
Poortvliet M[1], Hoarau G
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PMID: 22963611DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2012.716051
Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of a widely distributed pelagic ray, the Spinetail Devilray (Mobula japanica), consists of 18,880 bp with high A+T and low G content. Gene configuration and length is similar to other vertebrates and comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs genes (12S and 16S rRNA), 22 tRNAs genes, and 1 major non-coding sequence, the control region. A remarkable feature in the mitochondrial genome of M. japanica is three tandemly repeated areas in the control region, together comprising a length of almost 1500 bp, making this to our knowledge the longest elasmobranch mitochondrial genome published so far.
MeSH terms
AT Rich Sequence; Animals; Base Composition; Fish Proteins; Gene Order; Genes, Mitochondrial; Genome, Mitochondrial; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA, Ribosomal; RNA, Transfer; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Skates, Fish; Tandem Repeat Sequences
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