Complete mitochondrial genome of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella, Teleostei): Insight into its phylogenic position within Cyprinidae

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Rock pigeon, Columba livia (Columbiformes: Columbidae)

“…Compared with the nuclear genome, the mitochondrial genome has several intrinsic characteristics (small genome size, fast substitution rate and maternal inheritance mode), which render the mitogenome as one of the most suitable markers for phylogenetic (Wang et al, 2008) and population genetics studies, such as analysis of gene flow, hybridization and introgression (Moore, 1995).…”

Complete mitochondrial genome of a natural triploid crucian carp mutant, Carassius auratus var. pingxiangnensis, and phylogenetic analysis of different ploidies in crucian carp

“…Mitochondrial genes overlapped by a total of 40 bp in 11 different locations from 1 to 14 bp. Several overlaps were detected between protein-coding genes as shown in ATPase8-ATPase6, ATPase6-COI-III, ND4L-ND4, and ND5-ND6; sequences for tRNA Ile The overall base composition of C. auratus mitogenome was estimated to be 29.70% A, 26.74% C, 15.35% G, and 28.21% T, indicating an obvious anti-guanine bias that is commonly observed in fishes (Wang et al, 2008). The sequence analysis also showed a high A+T content with mean overall value of 57.91%, which was also reflected in the codon usage with A and T nucleotides being preferred over C and G nucleotides at the third codon position (Table 3).…”

“…Complete mitochondrial genomes from numerous vertebrate species have found widespread use in various studies on molecular ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary biology. An accumulating body of evidence demonstrates the usefulness of mitogenomic data in resolving several longstanding controversial phylogenetic relationships (Saitoh et al, 2006;Kawahara et al, 2008;Wang et al, 2008).…”

The next-generation sequencing reveals the complete mitochondrial genome of Alosa sapidissima (Perciformes: Clupeidae) with phylogenetic consideration

“…The complete mitochondrial genome of A. sapidissima (Genbank accession number KY769128) is 16,741 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), and 1 control region, which is the same as the typical vertebrates (Wang et al 2008). Most of the genes are encoded on the heavy strand, with only the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (ND6) and eight tRNA genes [Gln, Ala, Asn, Cys, Try, Glu, Pro, Ser (TGA)] encoded on the light strand.…”