title: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Himalayan goral, Naemorhedus goral (Cetartiodactyla: Caprinae).
abstract: The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) belongs to the subfamily Caprinae, which is distributed across the Himalayas including Bhutan, northern India including Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, Nepal, southern Tibet, and possibly western Myanmar. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of N. goral was sequenced. The mitogenome was 16 533 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a non-coding 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 overall base composition of the N. goral is 33.7% A, 27.2% T, 26.0% C, and 13.1% G. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitogenome sequences using the Bayesian inferences method showed that Naemorhedus and Capricornis formed a monophyletic group and the N. goral was closely related to N. griseus. We expect that the present results will facilitate further investigation of the phylogenetic relationships and population genetics of genus Naemorhedus.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Life Science and Engineering , Jining University of Shandong , Qufu , Shandong , PR China.
authors.forename: Yabin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Biopharmaceutics , School of Life Science and Technology, Mianyang Normal University , Mianyang , Sichuan , PR China.
authors.forename: Lichun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D012418:Ruminants / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Caprinae; Naemorhedus goral; complete mitochondrial genome; protein-coding genes