title: Complete mitochondrial genome of Myospalax aspalax (Rodentia, Spalacidae).
abstract: False zokor (Myospalax aspalax) is one of the subterranean rodents distributed in East Asia. Molecular data and demography of M. aspalax are unknown, and the population management is difficult, because it is specialized for underground life. In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA genome of M. aspalax was determined. The results suggested that the mitogenome was 16,436 bp in length, and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one displacement loop. The overall base composition of the heavy strand was A 33.40%, T 29.34%, C 24.90%, and G 12.36%, with A + T > C + G. Myospalax aspalax is a sister to the genus Myospalax, and have a most closely relationship with M. psilurus. The mitogenome data are potentially important for population management of M. aspalax and should contribute to the interspecies comparative analyses of genus Myospalax.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Grassland Science , Inner Mongolia Agricultural University , Hohhot, Inner Mongolia , PR China and.|b Key Laboratory of Prataculture and Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education , Inner Mongolia , PR China.
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Grassland Science , Inner Mongolia Agricultural University , Hohhot, Inner Mongolia , PR China and.|b Key Laboratory of Prataculture and Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education , Inner Mongolia , PR China.
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Grassland Science , Inner Mongolia Agricultural University , Hohhot, Inner Mongolia , PR China and.|b Key Laboratory of Prataculture and Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education , Inner Mongolia , PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Grassland Science , Inner Mongolia Agricultural University , Hohhot, Inner Mongolia , PR China and.|b Key Laboratory of Prataculture and Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education , Inner Mongolia , PR China.
authors.forename: Heping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Grassland Science , Inner Mongolia Agricultural University , Hohhot, Inner Mongolia , PR China and.|b Key Laboratory of Prataculture and Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education , Inner Mongolia , PR China.
authors.forename: Daerhan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: a Department of Grassland Science , Inner Mongolia Agricultural University , Hohhot, Inner Mongolia , PR China and.|b Key Laboratory of Prataculture and Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education , Inner Mongolia , PR China.
authors.forename: Hinggan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malqin
authors.affiliation: a Department of Grassland Science , Inner Mongolia Agricultural University , Hohhot, Inner Mongolia , PR China and.|b Key Laboratory of Prataculture and Grassland Resources, Ministry of Education , Inner Mongolia , PR China.
authors.forename: Suwen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D012377:Rodentia / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitochondrial genome, Myospalax aspalax, Spalacidae