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Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Milbury Coren A, Gaffney Patrick M
Abstract excerpt
The complete mitochondrial genome of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica (GenBank accession number AY905542) is 17,243 bp in length and contains 2 ribosomal genes, 12 protein-coding genes, and 23 transfer RNAs. The arrangement of protein-coding genes is identical to that of the congeneric Pacific oyster C. gigas, but tRNA genes show several duplications and extensive rearrangements between the species....
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