title: Mitochondrial genome of the Alpine musk deer Moschus chrysogaster (Artiodactyla: Ruminantia: Moschidae).
abstract: The Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is an endangered species, which is distributed on the plateau and mountains, mainly in Neimenggu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Xinjiang, and other places. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of M. chrysogaster. The circle genome was 16,354 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1 control region (CR). The CR was located between the tRNA(Pro) and tRNA(Phe) genes and is 924 bp in length. Overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial DNA was 34.0% A, 28.0% T, 25.1% C, and 12.9% G. The M. chrysogaster mitochondrial genome had 21 tRNA genes folded in the typical cloverleaf structure, with a unique exception of tRNA(Ser).
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Anhui University , Hefei 230039 , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaoxue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiuxiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Chunlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lizhi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Baowei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D003670:Deer / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D056727:Endangered Species; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer