Complete mitochondrial genome of the common cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis (Sepioidea, Sepiidae). (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Wanchao; Guo, Baoying; Li, Jiji; Qi, Pengzhi; Wu, Changwen
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 25:Number 3(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 198
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; Mitochondrial DNA -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Nucleotide sequence -- Periodicals; Gene mapping -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.796462
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-1736

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p>In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the common cuttlefish <italic>Sepia pharaonis</italic> was determined first. The genome was 16, 208 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 2 main non-coding regions [both are control regions (CR)], the gene composition and order of which were similar to most other invertebrates. The overall base composition of <italic>S. pharaonis</italic> is T: 36.3%, C: 14.7%, A: 40.9% and G: 8.1%, with a hightly A + T bias of 77.2%. Two control regions all contain termination-associated sequences and conserved sequence blocks. This mitogenome sequence data would play an important role in the investigations of the phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic resolution and phylogeography of the Sepiidae.</p> </abstract>