title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus (Rodentia: Muridae: Gerbillinae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, was sequenced. The 16,360 bp long genome has 37 genes typical for rodent mitogenomes, including 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 13 protein-coding genes. The total GC content of the mitochondrial genome is 36.96% with the base composition of 32.61% A, 23.71% C, 13.24% G, and 30.44% T. Translational terminators of three genes (cytb, cox3, and nad4) were generated by the addition of 3' A residues to the mRNA. This novel rodent mitochondrial genome will provide comparable information for understanding the rodent mitochondrial evolution.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Bioinspired Science , Ewha Womans University , Seoul , Republic of Korea .|b Department of Animal Life Science , Kangwon National University , Chuncheon , Republic of Korea , and.
authors.forename: Eun Bae
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: a Department of Bioinspired Science , Ewha Womans University , Seoul , Republic of Korea .|c Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine , Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA 02115 , USA.
authors.forename: Sang-Goo
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000235:genetics*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
keywords: Epilepsy; Meriones unguiculatu; Mongolian gerbil; mitogenome