Mitochondrial genome of Diploderma micangshanense and its implications for phylogeny of the genus Diploderma

Yanping Li; Yongming Wang; Yinlong Bai; Yunyun Lv; Jianli Xiong

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1882908

Mitochondrial genome of Diploderma micangshanense and its implications for phylogeny of the genus Diploderma

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Mar 11;6(3):798-802. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1882908.

Authors

Yanping Li¹, Yongming Wang¹, Yinlong Bai², Yunyun Lv¹, Jianli Xiong²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Fishes Conservation and Utilization in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang, China.
² College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.

Abstract

The lizard Diploderma micangshanense, which belongs to the family Agamidae is endemic to China. Here, we determined the complete mitogenome of D. micangshanense using an Illumina Hiseq X Ten sequencer. This mitogenome's structure is a typical circular molecule of 16,467 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a control region. The overall base composition of D. micangshanensis is 34.1% A, 23.64% T, 13.62% C, and 28.64% G with a slight AT bias of 57.74%. Most mitochondrial genes except ND6 and seven tRNAs were encoded on the heavy strand. Notably, the trnP gene was encoded on the heavy strand instead of its typical light strand position, providing an example of gene inversion in vertebrate mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that D. micangshanensis had a close relationship with D. zhaoermii.

Keywords: Diploderma micangshanense; mitochondrial DNA; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the grants of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC 31471971]; and Open Project of Ecological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province [ESP2006].