title: Complete mitogenome of the pale-edged stingray Dasyatis zugei (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae).
abstract: The complete mitogenome of the pale-edged stingray (Dasyatis zugei) was first confirmed in this study. The mitogenome is 18,264 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and 1 control region, with the typical gene order in vertebrates. Similar to nucleotide composition of most vertebrate mitogenomes, the nucleotide composition of the pale-edged stingray demonstrates low G and high A+T components. The control region of the pale-edged stingray is 2523 bp in length, the longest known in Chondrichthyes. The termination-associated sequence and two short conserved blocks (CSB II and CSB III) are found in the control region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Science, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China. cx9614160@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Yunyun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shaobo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D012860:Skates, Fish / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer