Three complete mitochondrial genomes of shortfin mako sharks, Isurus oxyrinchus, from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Marissa Mehlrose, Andrea Bernard, Kimberly A Finnegan, Lauren E. Krausfeldt, Jose V. Lopez, Mahmood Shivji

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Abstract

We present complete mitogenome sequences of three shortfin mako sharks ( Isurus oxyrinchus) sampled from the western Pacific, and eastern and western Atlantic oceans. Mitogenome sequence lengths ranged between 16,699 bp and 16,702 bp, and all three mitogenomes contained one non-coding control region, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 13 protein-coding genes. Comparative assessment of five mitogenomes from globally distributed shortfin makos (the current three and two previously published mitogenomes) yielded 98.4% identity, with the protein-coding genes ATP8, ATP6, and ND5 as the most variable regions (sequence identities of 96.4%, 96.5%, and 97.6%, respectively). These mitogenome sequences contribute resources for assessing the genetic population dynamics of this endangered oceanic apex predator.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)652-654
Number of pages3
JournalMitochondrial DNA Part B
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 31 2022

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

Keywords

  • Isurus oxyrinchus
  • Mitogenome
  • Shortfin mako
  • shortfin mako
  • mitogenome

Disciplines

  • Biology
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Life Sciences

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