The complete mitochondrial genome of the Copadichromis mloto

Abstract

2016)The complete mitochondrial genome of the Copadichromismloto, Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 1:1, 809-810, ABSTRACTThe present study reported the complete mitochondrial genome of Copadichromis mloto for the first time. The mitochondrial genome of C. mloto possesses 16,583bp in length, involving 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA, 13 protein-coding genes and a control region. In addition, its GC content is 45.94% that is similar to that of C. virginalis (the GC content of 45.74%). Based on the complete mitochondrial genomes of 13 closely related species, the phylogenetic tree was further made to show their phylogenic relationship. The results will serve as a useful dataset for studying the evolution of Cichlidae mitochondrial genome. ARTICLE HISTORY