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 language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 652-654 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Mitochondrial DNA Part B |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 31 2022 |
Bibliographical note
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Funding
This work was supported by a Nova Southeastern University President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant [335491], Award [SF21] from the Shark Foundation/Hai Stiftung, and by the Save Our Seas Foundation [Project 157]. We thank D. Burkholder, G. McFarlane, and ElasmoCan for generously providing tissues for this work.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Shark Foundation/Hai-Stiftung | |
| Nova Southeastern University | SF21, 335491 |
| Save our Seas Foundation | 157 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
Keywords
- Isurus oxyrinchus
- Mitogenome
- Shortfin mako
- shortfin mako
- mitogenome
Disciplines
- Biology
- Genetics and Genomics
- Life Sciences