Abstract
The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of Megalobrama skolkovii was first presented in this study. The mitochondrial genome is 16,620 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA gens (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA) and a control region (D-loop), with the gene identical to that of typical vertebrates. The overall base composition of the light strand are 31.23% A, 24.73% T, 16.16% G and 27.88% C. Two copies of tandem repeat sequence was found in the control region.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no declaration of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. This work is supported by the National Public Industry Major Projects of China (No. 201303048) and the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program (No. 2012A020602063).