title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Meriones libycus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) and its phylogenetic analysis.
abstract: Meriones libycus belongs to the genus Meriones in Gerbillinae, its complete mitochondrial genome is 16,341 bp in length. The heavy strand contains 32.8% A, 13.1% G, 25.3% C, 28.8% T, protein-coding genes approximately accounting for 69.54%. Results of phylogenetic analysis showed that M. libycus and Meriones unguiculatus were clustered together, and it was consistent with that of primary morphological taxonomy. This study verifies the evolutionary status of M. libycus in Meriones at the molecular level. The mitochondrial genome would be a significant supplement for the gene pool of Rodentia and the conclusion of phylogenetic analysis could be an important molecular evidence for the classification of Gerbillinae.
authors.affiliation: a Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution , School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China.
authors.forename: Guangjie
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: a Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution , School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou , China.
authors.forename: Jicheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny
keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; Gerbillinae; Meriones libycus; phylogenetic analysis