title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Unionoida: Unionidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of Sinanodonta woodiana is a circular molecule of 16256 bp in length, containing 14 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and 2 control regions. The A + T content of the overall base composition of H-strand is 65.9% (T: 28.0%; C: 22.3%; A: 37.9%; G: 11.8%). F ORF (Female-specific open reading frame) begins with ATA, Cyt b begins with ATC, ATP6, ATP8, COII, COIII, ND1, ND2, ND3 and ND5 begin with ATG, ND4L begins with GTG, COI begins with TTG, and other two protein-coding genes begin with ATT as start codon. COII, COIII, F ORF, ND1, ND3, ND5 and ND6 genes are terminated with TAA as stop codon, ATP6, ATP8, COI, Cyt b, ND4 and ND4L end with TAG, and ND2 gene ends with T.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity , College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity , College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hong-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity , College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wen-Jian
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity , College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hong-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics; D018388:Codon, Terminator / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D049876:Unionidae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitogenome; Sinanodonta woodiana; Unionidae