Tian Hui-Wu, Wang Deng-Qiang, Jia Xiang-Yang, Duan Xin-Bin, Chen Da-Qing
Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), School of Life Science, Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , P.R. China .
Mitochondrial DNA. 2014 Aug;25(4):261-2. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2013.800495. Epub 2013 Jul 1.
The Leptobotia microphthalma belongs to family Cobitidae, which is endemic to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China. In this studying, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of L. microphthalma has been obtained with PCR, which contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and a non-coding control region with the total length of 16,512 bp. The gene arrangement and composition are similar to that of other vertebrates. Most of the genes are encoded on heavy strand, except for eight tRNA and ND6 genes. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of L. microphthalma would contribute to better understand population genetics and protect its genetic diversity.
小眼薄鳅隶属于鳅科，是中国长江上游特有的物种。在本研究中，通过聚合酶链式反应（PCR）获得了小眼薄鳅的完整线粒体基因组序列，该序列包含13个蛋白质编码基因、22个tRNA基因、2个rRNA基因和一个非编码控制区，全长16,512 bp。其基因排列和组成与其他脊椎动物相似。大多数基因位于重链上编码，只有8个tRNA基因和ND6基因除外。小眼薄鳅完整的线粒体基因组序列将有助于更好地了解种群遗传学并保护其遗传多样性。
