title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Qinghai Plateau yak Bos grunniens (Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae).
abstract: The Qinghai Plateau yak Bos grunniens (Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) is an important primitive local breed in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions. In this study, its complete mitochondrial genome sequence has been assembled and characterized from high-throughput Illumina sequencing data. This genome is 16 322 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and a non-coding D-loop or control region. The nucleotide composition is asymmetric (33.73% A, 25.79% C, 13.19% G, and 27.29% T) with an overall A + T content of 61.02%. The gene arrangement and the composition are similar to most other vertebrates. These data would contribute to our better understanding its population genetics and evolutionary history.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Lanzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Lanzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Lanzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Pengjia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Lanzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Lanzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Lanzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Xuezhi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Lanzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Bos grunniens; Illumina sequencing; Qinghai Plateau yak; mitochondrial genome; next-generation sequencing (NGS)