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ArticleBMC genomics2025

Comprehensive analysis of 111 Pleuronectiformes mitochondrial genomes: insights into structure, conservation, variation and evolution.

Suxu Tan, Wenwen Wang, Jinjiang Li, Zhenxia Sha

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Suxu TanInstitute of Aquatic Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Wenwen WangInstitute of Aquatic Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Jinjiang LiInstitute of Aquatic Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China.
Zhenxia ShaInstitute of Aquatic Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China. shazhenxia@qdu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

backgroundPleuronectiformes, also known as flatfish, are important model and economic animals. However, a comprehensive genome survey of their important organelles, mitochondria, has been limited. Therefore, we aim to analyze the genomic structure, codon preference, nucleotide diversity, selective pressure and repeat sequences, as well as reconstruct the phylogenetic relationship using the mitochondrial genomes of 111 flatfish species.

resultsOur analysis revealed a conserved gene content of protein-coding genes and rRNA genes, but varying numbers of tRNA genes and control regions across species. Various gene rearrangements were found in flatfish species, especially for the rearrangement of nad5-nad6-cytb block in Samaridae family, the swapping rearrangement of nad6 and cytb gene in Bothidae family, as well as the control region translocation and tRNA-Gln gene inversion in the subfamily Cynoglossinae, suggesting their unique evolutionary history and/or functional benefit. Codon usage showed obvious biases, with adenine being the most frequent nucleotide at the third codon position. Nucleotide diversity and selective pressure analysis suggested that different protein-coding genes underwent varying degrees of evolutionary pressure, with cytb and cox genes being the most conserved ones. Phylogenetic analysis using both whole mitogenome information and concatenated independently aligned protein-coding genes largely mirrored the taxonomic classification of the species, but showed different phylogeny. The identification of simple sequence repeats and various long repetitive sequences provided additional complexity of genome organization and offered markers for evolutionary studies and breeding practices.

conclusionsThis study represents a significant step forward in our comprehension of the flatfish mitochondrial genomes, providing valuable insights into the structure, conservation and variation within flatfish mitogenomes, with implications for understanding their evolutionary history, functional genomics and fisheries management. Future research can delve deeper into conservation biology, evolutionary biology and functional usages of variations.

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Evolution, MolecularFlatfishesGenetic VariationGenome, MitochondrialAnimalsCodon UsageConserved SequenceGenomicsPhylogenyRNA, TransferRNA, TransferDiversityFlatfishMitochondrial genomePhylogenyRepeatSSR

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PMID39833664
PMCPMC11745014

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