Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Conus tribblei Walls, 1977.

ABSTRACT: The genus Conus sensu lato consists of 500-700 species. However, the mitochondrial genomes of only few species have been fully sequenced and reported so far. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Conus tribblei, a member of the poorly known subgenus Splinoconus is sequenced with the mean coverage of 604×. The mitochondrial genome is 15 570 bp long and consists of genes encoding for 13 respiratory chain proteins, 22 tRNA and 2 rRNA. The gene organization is highly conserved among the Conus species. The longest intergenic region between tRNA-Phe and cytochrome c oxidase subunit III (cox3), which in C. tribblei is 169 bp long and contains a 112 bp long segment of inverted repeat, represents the putative control region. The control regions of Conus species exhibited variability i

SUBMITTER: Barghi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5556944 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature