title: The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial DNA of the dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula.
abstract: We have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula. The 16,697-bp-long mtDNA possesses a gene organization identical to that of the Osteichthyes, but different from that of the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus. The main features of the mtDNA of osteichthyans were thus established in the common ancestor to chondrichthyans and osteichthyans. The phylogenetic analysis confirms that the Chondrichthyes are the sister group of the Osteichthyes.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delarbre
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spruyt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delmarre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gallut
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barriel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Janvier
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laudet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gachelin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004284:Dogfish / Q000235:genetics*; D019901:Locus Control Region; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer