Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) was determined in this study. The mitogenome is 16,790 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 2 non-coding regions (the control region and the putative origin of the light strand replication) with a typical vertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement. The overall base composition of the heavy strand is 30.26% for A, 29.00% for C, 16.23% for G and 24.51% for T, with a slight AT bias of 54.77%.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This study was supported by the grants from National Department Public Benefit Research Foundation of China (No. 200903046-07) and National R&D Infrastructure and Facility Development Program of China.