Complete nucleotide sequence and variation of mitochondrial DNA from 10 individuals of walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma

Abstract

: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of 10 walleye pollocks, Theragra chalcogramma, from the Japan Sea and Bering Sea was determined. The 16 568–16 571 bp genome contains the same 37 mitochondrial structural genes (two ribosomal RNA, 22 transfer RNA, and 13 protein-coding genes) as found in all other vertebrates analyzed, in an organization identical to that of other bony fish. The major non-coding region had several conserved sequence features. Nucleotide variations of ND1, ND5, and control region were high, and these regions appear to be good candidates for high-resolution markers in population studies.