Abstract
The complete mitochondrial sequence of Garra qiaojiensis was obtained by PCR. It was 17,096 bp in length and comprised 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 3 non-coding regions. Unlike the typical mitochondrial genome organization in vertebrate, the mitochondrial genome of G. qiaojiensis was characterized by the distinctive feature: translocation of the tRNA-Pro gene followed by a 258-bp tandem repeat non-coding region. The dinucleotide microsatellite (TA)n which is rather constant in the control region in Cypriniformes was scattered into the tandem repeat non-coding region in the G. qiaojiensis mitochondrial genome with the number of repeated units reduced.
Declaration of interest
The authors declare no conflict of interests and are responsible for the content and writing of the papers. This work was financially supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation (31272290 and 31090254) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-EW-Q-12).