title: Characteristics of the mitochondrial genome of four native goats in China (Capra hircus).
abstract: Here, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of Jining Gray goat, Fushun black goat, Youzhou black-skin goat, and Hechuan white goat. The mitogenome of those four goats consisted of 16,640 nt, 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. The complete mitogenome of these four local breeds of Chinese native goats could provide an important data to further breed improvement and animal genetics resource conservation in China.
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 , China .
authors.forename: Guang-Xin
authors.initials: GX
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 , China .
authors.forename: Yong-Fu
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: b College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University , Qingdao , China .
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
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 , China .
authors.forename: Yong-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: b College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University , Qingdao , China .
authors.forename: Jian-Ning
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: He
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 , 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 , China .
authors.forename: Zhong-Quan
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Zhao
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 , China .
authors.forename: Cao-De
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Jiang
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 , China .
authors.forename: Jia-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: c Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Yue-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ma
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 , China .
authors.forename: Li-Peng
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Chen
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 , China .
authors.forename: Xiao-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Qiu
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 , China .
authors.forename: Ya-Wang
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Sun
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 , China .
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: c Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) , Beijing , China .
authors.forename: Yuan-Zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: d Beijing Tianyi Huiyuan Bioscience & Technology Inc , Beijing , China , and.
authors.forename: Chang-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: e College of Biological Engineering , Wuhan Polytechnic , Wuhan , China.
authors.forename: Shu-Ya
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D006041:Goats / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Chinese native goat; goat (Capra hircus); mitochondrial genome; protein-coding genes