title: Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Hainan giant flying squirrel Petaurista hainana (Rodentia: Sciuridae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of Petaurista hainana from Hainan Island of China is 16,502 bp in length. Similar to most other mammals, it contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and 2 non-coding regions. The overall base composition of the H-strand is 31.77% A, 26.31% C, 13.31% G and 28.61% T. The base composition clearly showed the A-T skew. The mitochondrial genome of P. hainana presented in this report will be useful for species designation, conservation and phylogenetic study in Sciuridae.
authors.affiliation: a Marine College, Shandong University , Weihai 264209 , China and.
authors.forename: Lingming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: a Marine College, Shandong University , Weihai 264209 , China and.
authors.forename: Yanlu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Marine College, Shandong University , Weihai 264209 , China and.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.affiliation: b Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , China.
authors.forename: Wenquan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Marine College, Shandong University , Weihai 264209 , China and.
authors.forename: Yuchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; Hainan giant flying squirrel; Petaurista hainana; Sciuridae