The complete mitogenome of the Chionoecetes opilio (Crustacea: Decapoda: Oregoniidae) and its unique characteristics

The complete mitochondrial genome of Chionoecetes opilio is a 16,067 bp long, circular molecule which contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs). Its gene contents and organization are generally similar to other majoid mitogenomes. Howev...

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Published in:Mitochondrial DNA Part B
Main Authors: Jeong, Jin-Hyeop, Ryu, Seongho, Kim, Won
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7782958/
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1780974
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Summary:The complete mitochondrial genome of Chionoecetes opilio is a 16,067 bp long, circular molecule which contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs). Its gene contents and organization are generally similar to other majoid mitogenomes. However, the mitogenome shows unique characteristics; long terminal amino acids, loss or addition of 3 PCGs, a 1216 bp long putative D-loop region, and peculiar secondary structures of 5 tRNAs. The concatenated amino acid sequences of 13 PCGs were used to analyze the phylogenetic tree, which well supported the monophyly of brachyuran clades of Majoidea, Heterotremata, Thoracotremata, and Eubrachyura.