Complete mitochondrial genome of Procapra picticaudata, with phylogenetic implication

Ke-Ji Guo; Hai-Jun Jiang; Feng-Jun Li; Zhi-Min Jiang; Shun-de Chen; Ge Sang; Xue-Lin Zhu; Qiong Wang; Hao Zong

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1495112

Complete mitochondrial genome of Procapra picticaudata, with phylogenetic implication

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 12;4(2):2347-2348. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1495112.

Authors

Ke-Ji Guo¹, Hai-Jun Jiang², Feng-Jun Li², Zhi-Min Jiang², Shun-de Chen², Ge Sang³, Xue-Lin Zhu⁴, Qiong Wang², Hao Zong²

Affiliations

¹ Central South Forest Inventory and Planning Institute of State Forestry Administration, Changsha, China.
² College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
³ Administration Bureau of Mt. Qomolangma National Nature Reserve, Shigatse, China.
⁴ Tibetan Academy of Forestry Investigation and Planning, Lhasa, China.

Abstract

The Tibetan gazelle Procapra picticaudata is endemic to the Tibetan plateau. The species is listed as a Near Threatened (NT) species by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals and the Red List of China's Vertebrates. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of P. picticaudata and examined its phylogenetic position with other nine species in Artiodactyla. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,620 bp in length and contained 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 1 control region. Our data would provide reference information for further study of this species and be useful for evolutionary and phylogenetics studies for this NT species.

Keywords: Procapra picticaudata; complete mitochondrial genome; evolutionary relationships.