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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Genome comparison has shed light on many fields of both basic and applied research, including the study of species phylogeny. Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) belongs to Cyprinidae, the largest freshwater fish family; but which subfamily it belongs to remains a controversial issue. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of grass carp was determined and phylogenetic analyses of all mitochondrial protein-coding genes and a nuclear gene (RAG 2) were conducted to explore the evolutionary relationship of grass carp with other cyprinid species. The mitogenome of grass carp is 16,609 bp in length. As with most other vertebrates, it contains the same gene order and an identical number of genes or regions, including 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and one putative control region. Phylogenetic analyses using two different datasets (mitochondrial and nuclear) and three different computational algorithms (Bayesian, MP and ML) all revealed two distinct groups with high statistical support, indicating that Cyprininae and Leuciscinae are two separate, valid subfamilies. Importantly, our phylogenetic result provides strong molecular evidence in support of the placement of Ctenopharyngodon in Leuciscinae rather than in Cyprininae.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0378-1119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
424
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
96-101
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Complete mitochondrial genome of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella, Teleostei): insight into its phylogenic position within Cyprinidae.
pubmed:affiliation
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Resources and Aquacultural Ecosystems, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 200090, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't