Complete mitochondrial genome of a wild Siberian tiger

Yujiao Sun; Taofeng Lu; Zhaohui Sun; Weijun Guan; Zhensheng Liu; Liwei Teng; Shuo Wang; Yuehui Ma

doi:10.3109/19401736.2013.840597

Complete mitochondrial genome of a wild Siberian tiger

Mitochondrial DNA. 2015;26(5):663-4. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2013.840597. Epub 2014 Mar 24.

Authors

Yujiao Sun¹, Taofeng Lu², Zhaohui Sun¹, Weijun Guan², Zhensheng Liu¹, Liwei Teng¹, Shuo Wang², Yuehui Ma²

Affiliations

¹ a College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , China and.
² b Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing , China.

PMID: 24660907
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.840597

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) was sequenced, using muscle tissue obtained from a male wild tiger. The total length of the mitochondrial genome is 16,996 bp. The genome structure of this tiger is in accordance with other Siberian tigers and it contains 12S rRNA gene, 16S rRNA gene, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 1 control region.

Keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; Panthera tigris; Siberian tiger.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Animals
Genome Size
Genome, Mitochondrial*
Male
Mitochondria / genetics*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Tigers / genetics*