Complete mitochondrial genome of the black giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

Lingming Kong; Wenquan Wang; Haiyan Cong; Zexin Liu; Yuchun Li

doi:10.3109/19401736.2013.855738

Complete mitochondrial genome of the black giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

Mitochondrial DNA. 2015;26(5):759-60. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2013.855738. Epub 2014 Jan 7.

Authors

Lingming Kong¹, Wenquan Wang², Haiyan Cong¹, Zexin Liu¹, Yuchun Li¹

Affiliations

¹ a Marine College, Shandong University , Weihai , China and.
² b Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , China.

PMID: 24397765
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.855738

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of black giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) from Hainan Island was sequenced and characterized in detail. The 16,563 bp genome was composed of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs and 2 non-coding regions. The mitochondrial genome of R. bicolor presented in this report will be useful for species identification, conversation and clarifying the controversial taxonomic status of genus Ratufa.

Keywords: Black giant squirrel; Ratufa bicolor; Sciuridae; complete mitochondrial genome.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Codon
Genes, Mitochondrial
Genome, Mitochondrial*
Genomics* / methods
Open Reading Frames
Sciuridae / genetics*
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

Codon