Complete mitochondrial genome of squaretail coralgrouper Plectropomus areolatus (Perciformes, Epinephelidae). (August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shen, Minghui; Shi, Xiaofeng; Qu, Meng; Chen, Jun
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 24:Number 4(2013:Aug.)
• Page Start: 365
• Page End: 367
• Publication Date: 2013-08
• Subjects: Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; Mitochondrial DNA -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Nucleotide sequence -- Periodicals; Gene mapping -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2012.762579
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-1736

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of squaretail coralgrouper <italic>Plectropomus areolatus</italic> was determined with long PCR approach. The genome was 16, 770 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), and 2 non-coding regions, with the gene content and order being similar to most other teleosts. The overall base composition of the mitogenome was estimated to be 28.81% A, 27.63% T, 27.24% C, and 16.33% G, with a high AT content of 56.44%, indicating an obvious anti-guanine bias commonly observed in fishes. It shared 90.7%, 78.8%, and 78.7% mitogenome sequence with <italic>Plectropomus leopardus</italic>, <italic>Epinephelus moara</italic>, and <italic>Epinephelus coioides</italic>, respectively.</p> </abstract>