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The complete mitochondrial genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of white-lipped deer (Cervus albirostris)
- Source :
- Conservation Genetics Resources. 10:741-745
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- The white-lipped deer (Cervus albirostris) is a rare and endangered species endemic to the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in China. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the white-lipped deer. The total length of the mitogenome is 16473 bp. It has the typical structure of a vertebrate mitochondrial genome including 13 protein-coding genes(PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and a control region (D-loop). tRNASer lacks the stem of the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm and fails to form a typical cloverleaf secondary structure. A phylogenetic tree based on the 13 PCG sequences of nine species closely related to white-lipped deer shows the classification status of the species within the family Cervidae. These results provide new molecular biology information to further understand the diversity of the white-lipped deer, which will help to protect this population.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Mitochondrial DNA
education.field_of_study
Phylogenetic tree
Population
Endangered species
Ribosomal RNA
Biology
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
030104 developmental biology
chemistry
Evolutionary biology
Transfer RNA
Genetics
Dihydrouridine
education
Gene
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18777260 and 18777252
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Conservation Genetics Resources
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b8f1cc940278824bb519657895961d3e