The complete mitochondrial genome of the Oujiang color carp, Cyprinus carpio var. color (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Oujiang color carp was determined to be 16,581 bp in length accurately using the next generation sequencing technology and bioinformatics tools. The complete mitochondrial genome of Oujiang color carp shows typical circular molecule structure of vertebrate's mitochondrial genome, which consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. The whole genome base composition was estimated to be 31.89% A, 27.53% C, 15.76% G, and 24.82% T with A/T bias of 56.71%. The complete mitochondrial genome of Oujiang color carp provides the basis for genetic breeding and conservation studies.

Keywords::

• Cyprinus carpio var. color
• mitochondrial
• genome
• next generation sequencing

Declaration of interest This study was supported by the grants from National Department Public Benefit Research Foundation (No. 200903045), National High-tech R&D Programme of China (Nos. 2009AA10Z105 and 2011AA100401), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31101893). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.