2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Genome analyses of nucleus and mitochondria in the dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans
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19580203
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General fisheries
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
ENDOH Hiroshi Kanazawa University, 自然システム学系, 准教授 (20272932)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | 進化 / 原生生物 / アルベオラータ / 渦鞭毛虫 / 核ゲノム / ミトコンドリアゲノム |
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| Research Abstract |
Genome analyses of nucleus and mitochondria in ancestral dinoflagellates were carried out. Phylogenetic analyses using 2 available protein-coding genes showed that Noctiluca synthillans is the next earliest branch after Oxyrrhis marina. On the other hand, mitochondrial genome analysis of O.marina revealed several peculiar natures of mtDNA. Oxyrrhis mtDNA consists of various kinds of minicircle with the sizes of～some kb and total number of genes encoded is only 4.
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