Complete mitochondrial genome of the roe deer Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus (Cervidae) from Korea

Hye Ri Kim; Mi Gyeong Jeon; Ji Hong Min; Hyun Ju Kim; Yung Chul Park

doi:10.1080/23802359.2017.1365645

Complete mitochondrial genome of the roe deer Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus (Cervidae) from Korea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2017 Aug 17;2(2):558-559. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1365645.

Authors

Hye Ri Kim¹, Mi Gyeong Jeon^{1

2}, Ji Hong Min², Hyun Ju Kim³, Yung Chul Park²

Affiliations

¹ Ecosystem Research Division, National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
² Division of Forest Science, College of Forest & Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
³ Microbial Safety Team, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

We determined and annotated the whole mtDNA genome of the roe deer Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus in Korea. The complete mitogenome is a circular molecule of 16,357 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 2 non-coding regions (L-strand replication origin and control region). The mitogenome is AT-biased, with a nucleotide composition of 33.5% A, 30.0% T, 23.2% C, and 13.4% G. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the Korean roe deer C. p. tianschanicus is placed within the genus Caprelous clade, which has the water deer of the genus Hydropotes as sister clade.

Keywords: Capreolus pygargus; Cervidae; Mitogenome; roe deer.