Complete mitochondrial genome of the Moltrecht's minnow, Aphyocypris moltrechti (Teleostei, Cyprinidae), in comparison with A. kikuchii.

Nian-Hong Jang-Liaw, Chi-Li Tsai, Chia-Hao Chang, Katsutoshi Watanabe

Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.

Mitochondrial DNA 2013 Apr

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We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the Moltrecht's minnow, Aphyocypris moltrechti, which is known as an endemic species to Taiwan. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,617 bp in size, consisting of 37 genes coding for 13 proteins, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and 1 control region. Its gene arrangement pattern was identical with most vertebrates. We compared the mitochondrial genome of A. moltrechti with that of the Kikuchi's minnow, Aphyocypris kikuchii, which had been considered closely related to A. moltrechti within a same genus. Nucleotide sequence divergence (K2P distance) between the two whole mitochondrial genomes was 11.62%. The detailed comparison between the mitochondrial genomes of two species was done.

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Nian-Hong Jang-Liaw, Chi-Li Tsai, Chia-Hao Chang, Katsutoshi Watanabe. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Moltrecht's minnow, Aphyocypris moltrechti (Teleostei, Cyprinidae), in comparison with A. kikuchii. Mitochondrial DNA. 2013 Apr;24(2):117-9