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Mitochondrial DNA Part A
DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
Volume 27, 2016 - Issue 5
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Mitogenome Announcement

The first complete mitochondrial genome of the Maylandia zebra

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Pages 3521-3522 | Received 24 Jun 2015, Accepted 09 Jul 2015, Published online: 14 Aug 2015
 

Abstract

Maylandia zebra, a member of the family cichlid living in individual African lakes, are regarded as a significant evolution model. Recently the genome sequencing had been done, but there is no sufficient information about its mitochondria. Herein, we first assembled the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Maylandia zebra. It is a 16 582 bp long sequence with most mitogenome’s characteristic structure, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 1 putative control region. The GC-content of our fresh sequence is 45.86%, similar to closely related species Oreochromis niloticus. The accuracy and utility of new determined mitogenome sequences can be verified by the phylogenetic analysis, based on whole mitogenome alignment with Neolamprologus brichardi, Pseudotropheus crabro, Oreochromis niloticu, which is closest relative to Maylandia zebra, and 6 others. Using the full mitogenome, we expect to address taxonomic issues and study the related evolution events. Moreover, this is the first report of the mitogenome of genus Maylandia.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the scientists studying the genomic substrate for adaptive radiation in African cichlid fish that produced data used in this work. They thank all authors contributing to our work. Special thanks to anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.

Declaration of interest

The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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