title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the a rare subspecies of genus Bos, Tianzhu white yak from Tibetan area in China.
abstract: The population of domestic yak, Tianzhu white yak, from Tibetan area in China is considered as a rare Bos grunniens species. We first determined and annotated its complete mitochondrial genome. The mitogenome is 16,319 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and a control region. As in other mammals, most mitochondrial genes are encoded on the heavy strand, except for ND6 and eight tRNA genes, which are encoded on the light strand. Its overall base composition is A: 33.7%, T: 27.2%, C: 25.8% and G: 13.2%. The complete mitogenome of the new subspecies of Bos grunniens could provide an important data to further explore the taxonomic status of the subspecies.
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Forage & Herbivore, Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, Southwest University , Chongqing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Guangxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: E
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Forage & Herbivore, Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, Southwest University , Chongqing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Ri-Su
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Forage & Herbivore, Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, Southwest University , Chongqing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Yong-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: b Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) , Beijing , P.R. China , and.
authors.forename: Hui-Jiang
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: c Yak Research Institute, National Beef Cattle Industry Technology System (CARS-38), Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science , Chengdu , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Tian-Wu
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: An
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Forage & Herbivore, Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Herbivores Resource Protection and Utilization, Southwest University , Chongqing , P.R. China .
authors.forename: Yong-Fu
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001482:Base Composition; D002417:Cattle / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods; D018609:Tibet
keywords: Bos grunniens; mitochondrial genome; protein-coding genes; white yak