title: Complete mitochondrial genome reveals the phylogenetic relationship of sable Martes zibellina linkouensis.
abstract: Over-hunting of the sable (Martes zibellina) in China since the 1950s has resulted in a dramatic decline of sable population size; and owing to effective conservation measures in recent years, sable populations in some areas are going through a rapid recovery. We first determined and annotated the whole mtDNA genome of the Lesser Khingan Mountains sable M. zibellina linkouensis to better understand the evolutionary relationship of this subspecies. The complete mitogenome is 16 460 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. We built the phylogenetic tree of three sable subspecies in Northeast China and other 10 species of Mustelinae.
authors.affiliation: a College of Wildlife Resources , Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , PR China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.affiliation: a College of Wildlife Resources , Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , PR China.
authors.forename: Yanchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a College of Wildlife Resources , Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , PR China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a College of Wildlife Resources , Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , PR China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005828:Genetics, Population; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Martes zibellina linkouensis; mtDNA genome; phylogenetic relationship; sable