The complete mitochondrial genome of Helan Mountain chukar Alectoris chukar potanini (Galliformes: Phasianidae)

Hui Gao; Zhensheng Liu; Yujiao Sun; Chang Zhao; Jifei Wang; Liwei Teng

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1637792

The complete mitochondrial genome of Helan Mountain chukar Alectoris chukar potanini (Galliformes: Phasianidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 12;4(2):2443-2444. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1637792.

Authors

Hui Gao¹, Zhensheng Liu^{1

2}, Yujiao Sun³, Chang Zhao⁴, Jifei Wang⁵, Liwei Teng^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
² Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Harbin, China.
³ College of Food and Biological Engineering, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, China.
⁴ Personnel Department, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
⁵ Administration of Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve in Ningxia, Yinchuan, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Helan Mountain chukar (Alectoris chukar potanini) was first determined. The genome was 16,685 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and a putative control region. The phylogenetic analysis based on the complete mitochondrial genome sequences revealed a close relationship between A. chukar potanini and Tetraogallus tibetanus. This work is expected to provide a set of fundamental data on further genetic studies of this protected species.

Keywords: Alectoris chukar potanini; complete mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic tree; protein-coding genes.