The complete mitochondrial DNA of the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016;27(1):557-8. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.905856. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Abstract

The mitogenome of the tropical gar, Atractosteus tropicus, (GeneBank accession number KJ531198) has a total length of 16,280 bp, and the arrangement consist of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and 22 transfer RNA similar to other Lepisosteidae family mitogenomes.

Keywords: Atractosteus tropicus; mitochondrial genome; pejelagarto; tropical gar.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Pairing / genetics
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
  • Female
  • Fishes / genetics*
  • Gene Order
  • Genome, Mitochondrial
  • Tropical Climate*

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ531198