The phylogenomic position of the Critically Endangered Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis (Rhinopristiformes, Pristidae), inferred from the complete mitochondrial genome

Peter M. Kyne, Jun Jie Wang, Dan Xiang, Xiao Chen, Pierre Feutry

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    Abstract

    The complete mitogenome of the Critically Endangered Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis (Rhinopristiformes, Pristidae) is presented in this study. The genome is 16,912 bp in length with a nucleotide base composition of 32.0% A, 26.5% C, 13.2% G, and 28.3% T, containing 37 genes typical of vertebrates. Two start (GTG and ATG) and two stop (TAG and TAA/T) codons are found in the protein-coding genes. The 22 tRNA genes range from 66 bp (tRNA-Ser2) to 75 bp (tRNA-Leu1). The tRNA-Pro gene is duplicated with an unknown sequence between the two copies. Bayesian phylogenetic reconstruction showed that P. pristis clusters with the Pristis clade with strong posterior probability (100%).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)972-973
    Number of pages2
    JournalMitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
    Volume3
    Issue number2
    Early online date10 Sep 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

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