title: The complete mitochondrial DNA of the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas).
abstract: The bull shark mitochondrial structure is similar to that of other elasmobranchs; it has a total length of 16,100 bp, the base composition of the genomes was as follows: A (31.35%), T (31.35%), C (24.38%) and G (12.90%). It contains 13 protein-coding genes and 23 tRNA genes. The tRNA genes range from 70-72 bp. Gene order is the same as in other vertebrates and teleosts.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratorio de Genética de Organismos Acuáticos , Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Circuito interior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria , México DF , Mexico .
authors.forename: Pindaro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diaz-Jaimes
authors.affiliation: a Laboratorio de Genética de Organismos Acuáticos , Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Circuito interior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria , México DF , Mexico .
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uribe-Alcocer
authors.affiliation: b Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 70-305 Ciudad Universitaria , Mexico DF , Mexico , and.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hinojosa-Alvarez
authors.affiliation: b Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 70-305 Ciudad Universitaria , Mexico DF , Mexico , and.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sandoval-Laurrabaquio
authors.affiliation: c Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute , Melbourne , FL , USA , and.
authors.forename: Douglas H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: d Laboratorio de Genética para la Conservación Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste , Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur , La Paz, B.C.S. , México.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: García De León
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012754:Sharks / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Bull shark; elasmobranch; mitochondrial genome