title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese wobbegong Orectolobus japonicus (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese wobbegong Orectolobus japonicus was presented in this study. It is 16,706 bp in length with the typical gene composition and arrangement in the mitochondrial genome of vertebrates. The overall base composition is 32.6% A, 24.0% C, 13.3% G and 30.1% T. Two start codons (ATG and GTG) and two stop codons (TAG and TAA) were found in protein-coding genes. The tRNA-Ser2 lacks the dihydrouridine arm and cannot be folded into a typical cloverleaf structure. One termination associated sequence (TAS) and three conserved sequence blocks (CSB1-3) were found in the control region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Science, School of Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou , PR China and.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012754:Sharks / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitogenome; Orectolobus japonicus; wobbegong