title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater goby Odontobutis potamophila (Perciformes: Odontobutidae).
abstract: In this study, we cloned and sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Odontobutis potamophila. The genome was found to be 16,932 bp in size with a mostly conserved structural organization when compared with that of other teleost fish. It contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes) and 2 main non-coding regions (the control region and the origin of the light strand replication). Rearrangements of tRNAs (tRNA-Ser, tRNA-Leu, tRNA-His) and three additional longer non-coding regions (43 bp, 336 bp and 76 bp, respectively) were present between the ND4 and ND5 genes. Within the control region, typical conserved domains, such as the termination-associated sequence, central and conserved sequence blocks domains were identified. This mitogenome sequence data would contribute to better understanding population genetics and phylogenetic analysis of the Odontobutidae.
authors.affiliation: College of Fisheries/Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding certificated by Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China , and.
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xuefen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiujie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ruibin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D005618:Fresh Water; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Odontobutis potamophila; non-coding region; rearrangement