The complete mitochondrial genome of the sleepy cod (Oxyeleotris lineolatus) is determined for the first time in this study. It is a circular molecule of 16,519 bp in length, consisting 37 genes, typically found in other vertebrates. The AT content of the overall base composition of the whole mitogenome was 53.90%, while the control region was 62.59%. The protein-coding genes and 6 CSBs were identified. The sequence information could play an important role in the study of phylogenetic relationships between the sleepy cod and its related species.
Abstract Simple sequence repeats (SSR) and random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) molecular markers were used to assess the genetic diversity of 80 isolates of Phytophthora infestans in potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) from Fujian, Heilongjiang, Hebei and Inner Mongolia Provinces in China. Polymorphism was identified by 13 SSR primers and 14 RAPD primers in the isolates of P. infestans in potato. A total of 76 bands were amplified by SSRs, with the percentage of polymorphic bands (PPB) being 78.9% and the similarity coefficient ranging between 0.00 and 0.42. A total of 189 bands were amplified by RAPDs, with the percentage of polymorphic bands being 95.2% and the similarity coefficient ranging between 0.04 and 0.66. Analysis of genetic diversity showed that there exists higher genetic variation in the Fujian population in comparison to the populations of Heilongjiang, Hebei and Inner Mongolia. Nei's genetic identity analysis indicates that the genetic similarity between populations of Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia is the highest and that between Fujian and Hebei is the lowest. A cluster analysis revealed that isolates from Fujian, in the south of China, are distantly related to those from Heilongjiang, Hebei and Inner Mongolia in the north, and the Fujian population is distributed among more groups than the other three, exhibiting a higher genetic diversity.
The northern snakehead (Channa argus) and blotched snakehead (Channa maculata) and their reciprocal hybrids have played important roles in the Chinese freshwater aquaculture industry, with an annual production in China exceeding 400 thousand tons. While these are popular aquaculture breeds in China, it is not easy to identify northern snakehead, blotched snakehead, and their hybrids. Thus, a method should be developed to identify these varieties. To distinguish between the reciprocal hybrids (C. argus ♀ × C. maculata ♂ and C. maculata ♀ × C. argus ♂), the mitochondrial genome sequences of northern snakehead and blotched snakehead and their reciprocal hybrids were compared. Following the alignment and analysis of mtDNA sequences of northern snakehead, blotched snakehead and their hybrids, two pairs of specific primers were designed based on identified differences ranging from 12S rRNA to 16S rRNA gene. The BY1 primers amplified the same bands in the blotched snakehead and the hybrid (C. maculata ♀ × C. argus ♂), while producing no products in northern snakehead and the hybrid (C. argus ♀ × C. maculata ♂). Amplification with WY1 yielded the opposite results. Then, 30 individuals per fish were randomized to verify the primers, and the results showed that the primers were specific for breeds, as intended. The specific primers can not only simply distinguish between two kinds of hybrids, but also rapidly identify the two parents. This study provides a method of molecular marker identification to identify reciprocal hybrids.
The cyp19a1 gene codes aromatase that converts androgen to estrogen, which plays a central role in early female differentiation and ovarian development in teleosts. For the blotched snakehead (Channa maculata), an important aquaculture fish that is susceptible to hormone-induced sex reversal, two aromatase genes were characterized in the present study, cyp19a1a and cyp19a1b. We analyzed gene expression and the epigenetic state of cyp19a1a and cyp19a1b in different adult tissues: the gonad and brain from normal XX females (XX-F), normal XY males (XY-M), sex-reversal females (XY-F) induced by estrogen, and YY super-males (YY-M), and gonads at different development stages. Cyp19a1a exhibited strong female-biased expression patterns in the ovary, and cyp19a1b dominantly expressed in the brain with no sex bias. Cyp19a1a’s expression pattern in the XY-F ovary was similar to that in the XX-F ovary, with a relatively high expression level, which was far higher than that in XY-M and YY-M testis. Meanwhile, CpG methylation levels of cyp19a1a promoter were lower in XX-F and XY-F ovaries compared with XY-M and YY-M testis. A significantly negative correlation between the CpG methylation levels and cyp19a1a expression was elucidated in XX-F, XY-M, XY-F, and YY-M gonads. Furthermore, the strong female-biased cyp19a1a expression was closely related to ovarian differentiation and maturation, and the overall methylation levels of cyp19a1a promoter were inversely correlated with cyp19a1a expression. There were no detectable sexually dimorphic differences in cyp19a1b expression and CpG methylation levels of cyp19a1b promoter in the brain and gonad between sexes in C. maculata, thus the function of cyp19a1b in C. maculata needs further research. Our research illustrates that cyp19a1a is closely related to estrogen production, ovary differentiation/maintenance, and sex reversal, and epigenetic modification plays a crucial part in maintaining the sexual dimorphic expression of cyp19a1a, ovarian differentiation and oogenesis in C. maculata.
Clothing brand into the curriculum is a multi-discipline knowledge in courses.With the rapid development of China's apparel brands,social and business are increasingly divorced from the strong dissatisfaction about the gap between clothing talent and clothing brands.How to improve clothing teaching of college courses that enable students to enter the community with a specific competitive ability is a fashion brand key to teaching reform.It is need to reform the teaching mode of traditional fashion brand according to the professional characteristic and market demand for clothing,and highlight the students' initiative and sensitivity to the clothing brands.Thus teachers and students will share and explore the combination and confirmation to clothing between information points and knowledge points.