title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the yellowtail clownfish Amphiprion clarkii (Pisces: Perciformes, Pomacentridae).
abstract: In this study we determined the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of the yellowtail clownfish Amphiprion clarkii using eight consensus primer pairs with a long PCR technique. The circular mtDNA molecule was 16,976 bp in size and the overall nucleotide composition of the H-strand was 29.15% A, 26.15% T, 15.67% G and 29.03% C, with an A + T bias. The complete mitogenome contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and 1 control region (D-loop), and the gene order was typical of vertebrate mitogenomes. We determined five complete continuity tandem repeat units and one imperfect tandem repeat, all located downstream in the control region.
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jian-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xue-Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010473:Perciformes / Q000235:genetics*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D029941:Fish Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Anemonefish; control region; mitogenome