Abstract
We present the first mitochondrial genome sequence of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran . This species is of considerable conservation concern throughout its global distribution, and currently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The mitochondrial genome is 16,719 bp in length with 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and a non-coding control region. The gene arrangement is congruent with other shark and most vertebrate species. This S. mokarran mitogenome provides a genomic resource for assisting with population studies and conservation efforts for this highly depleted species.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 246-248 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Mitochondrial DNA Part B |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 25 2017 |
Bibliographical note
© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Funding
This work was supported by the Save Our Seas Foundation and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. This work was supported by the Save Our Seas Foundation and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. We thank S. Gulak and the NMFS Panama City Observers Program for the shark specimen. We thank Dr. J. Lopez and J. Skutas of the Nova Southeastern University Microbiology and Genetics Lab for use of their MiSeq System.
| Funders |
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| Ocean Foundation |
| Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation |
| Save our Seas Foundation |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
Keywords
- Great Hammerhead
- Mitochondrial genome
- Sphyrna mokarran
- great hammerhead
- mitochondrial genome
Disciplines
- Genetics and Genomics