title: Complete mitochondrial genome of Rhodeus lighti (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Rhodeus lighti (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) was determined by long PCR and primer walking methods. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,677 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes as well as a displacement loop (D-loop). The overall base composition of the genome is A (28.87%), T (27.22%), C (26.53%) and G (17.38%). The mitogenome of R. lighti displayed novel gene order arrangement compared with published Rhodeus sinensis to date. The mitogenome would contribute to resolving phylogenetic position and interrelationships of Acheilognathinae.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China.
authors.forename: Binhua
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China.
authors.forename: Shanghong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China.
authors.forename: Maolin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Science , Nanchang University , Nanchang , China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
keywords: Acheilognathinae; Rhodeus lighti; complete mitogenome