The sequence and characterization of mitochondrial of Lepus oiostolus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Xuze Zhang; Lin Fu; Songchang Guo

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1768930

The sequence and characterization of mitochondrial of Lepus oiostolus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 May 20;5(3):2135-2136. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1768930. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Xuze Zhang^{1

2}, Lin Fu³, Songchang Guo⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Ecological Environment and Resources, Qinghai Nationalities University, Xining, China.
² Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Xining, China.
³ Center of life science, School of life sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming.
⁴ College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

Abstract

Lepus oiostolus is widely inhabited in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. So far, little mitochondrial genome information of this genus has been described. To grasp a better comprehension on the molecular basis of L. oiostolus, we obtained the complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequences of this species. The mitogenome was 17,320 bp in length, which consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 noncoding regions. The complete mitochondrial genome of L. oiostolus would be of great utility in the phylogenetic analysis of the Lagomorpha and also provide meritorious insights into the deeper problems of the phylogenic analysis.

Keywords: Lepus oiostolus; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic relationship.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by The Natural science foundation of Qinghai province [2020-ZJ-965Q]; The open project of Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Xining [QHEG-2019-04]; The Chunhui project of the ministry of education [2016CH04].