The complete mitochondrial genome of leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis (Carnivora:Felidae)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016 Sep;27(5):3073-4. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.1003915. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Abstract

The full-length of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis was first determined in this study and consisted of a 16,990 bp fragment, including 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, a control region (CR), and an origin of L-strand replication (OLR). The total base composition of the heavy strand was A, 33.0%; G, 13.6%; C, 26.0%; and T, 27.4%, with a slight AT bias of 60.4%. The complete mitogenomic data of P. b. chinensis may provide an important data set for further phylogenetic and taxonomic analyses of Genus Prionailurus species.

Keywords: Leopard cat; Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis; mitochondrial genome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Composition
  • DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
  • Felidae / classification*
  • Felidae / genetics*
  • Genes, Mitochondrial
  • Genome Size
  • Genome, Mitochondrial*
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Whole Genome Sequencing