title: Complete mitochondrial genome of Amolops mantzorum (Anura: Ranidae).
abstract: Sichuan torrent frog, Amolops mantzorum (family Ranidae, suborder Neobatrachia), possesses heteromorphic sex chromosomes unusual characteristics among amphibians. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the A. mantzorum mitogenome. This genome is 17,744 bp in length and contains 37 genes, 1 control region, and 1 light strand replication origin typically found in vertebrate mtDNAs. In the A. mantzorum mitogenome, a novel gene arrangement is observed within the WANCY tRNA gene cluster region. This mt gene arrangement seems to be usable as a molecular maker to distinguish to this species from other species in the genus Amolops.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Herpetology , Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , China .|b Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , China , and.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Herpetology , Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , China .
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: c Institute for Amphibian Biology, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University , Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima , Hiroshima , Japan.
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kakehashi
authors.affiliation: c Institute for Amphibian Biology, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University , Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima , Hiroshima , Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurabayashi
authors.affiliation: b Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , China , and.
authors.forename: Fang-Dong
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: a Department of Herpetology , Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu , China .
authors.forename: Xiao-Mao
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D011898:Ranidae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Amolops mantzorum; complete mitochondrial genome; gene rearrangement