Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae)
The Black Bridged Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys atripons (Testudines; Cryptodira; Geoemydidae), is a poorly known species within the genus Cyclemys. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the Cyclemys atripons mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and found it to be 16,500 base pairs (bp) in length, with...
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| author | Li Zhang Liu-wang Nie Ying Zhang Jin-long Rui Yan-yun Zhang |
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| description | The Black Bridged Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys atripons (Testudines; Cryptodira; Geoemydidae), is a poorly known species within the genus Cyclemys. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the Cyclemys atripons mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and found it to be 16,500 base pairs (bp) in length, with the genome organization, gene order and base composition being identical to that of the typical vertebrate. However, unlike for most turtle mtDNA so far reported, an extra base was not found in the NADH3 gene. The C. atripons control region of mtDNA was 981 bp long. Comparisons with three other geoemydids showed that the C. atripons control region contained a highly variable region at the 3' end composed of AT enriched tandem repeats containing a fifteen-unit 5'-A (AT)3-3' variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abd507660202496382ed6cf1a827767b2022-12-22T03:15:53ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1415-47571678-46852008-01-0131378378810.1590/S1415-47572008000400027Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae)Li ZhangLiu-wang NieYing ZhangJin-long RuiYan-yun ZhangThe Black Bridged Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys atripons (Testudines; Cryptodira; Geoemydidae), is a poorly known species within the genus Cyclemys. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the Cyclemys atripons mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and found it to be 16,500 base pairs (bp) in length, with the genome organization, gene order and base composition being identical to that of the typical vertebrate. However, unlike for most turtle mtDNA so far reported, an extra base was not found in the NADH3 gene. The C. atripons control region of mtDNA was 981 bp long. Comparisons with three other geoemydids showed that the C. atripons control region contained a highly variable region at the 3' end composed of AT enriched tandem repeats containing a fifteen-unit 5'-A (AT)3-3' variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000400027control regionCyclemys atriponsmitochondrial genometandem repeats |
| spellingShingle | Li Zhang Liu-wang Nie Ying Zhang Jin-long Rui Yan-yun Zhang Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae) Genetics and Molecular Biology control region Cyclemys atripons mitochondrial genome tandem repeats |
| title | Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae) |
| title_full | Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae) |
| title_fullStr | Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae) |
| title_short | Complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of Cyclemys atripons (Testudines, Geoemydidae) |
| title_sort | complete sequence and organization of the mitochondrial genome of cyclemys atripons testudines geoemydidae |
| topic | control region Cyclemys atripons mitochondrial genome tandem repeats |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000400027 |
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