Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Reeves' muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Cervidae) and its phylogeny

Yi Huang; Qin Gao; Liping Mei; Linghan Lei; Jingtian Yang; Jinyao Hu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.2015267

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Reeves' muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Cervidae) and its phylogeny

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Dec 28;7(1):132-134. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.2015267. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yi Huang¹, Qin Gao¹, Liping Mei¹, Linghan Lei², Jingtian Yang¹, Jinyao Hu¹

Affiliations

¹ Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, P. R. China.
² Juyuan High School of Dujiangyan, Dujiangyan, P. R. China.

Abstract

We present the complete mitogenome of Muntiacus reevesi. We found that the mitogenome of this circle is 16,535 bp in size and includs 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one noncoding control region (D-loop) that are conserved in most Cervidae mitogenomes. The total base composition of the Muntiacus reevesi mitogenome is 33.18% A, 28.99 % T, 24.43% C, and 13.40% G, which is typical for mammalian mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analyses. Phylogenetic analyses showed that M. reevesi clustered with M. vuquangensis and M. putaoensis as a branch and that they are closely genetically related.

Keywords: Cervidae; Muntiacus reevesi; genome organization; mitogenome; phylogenetic analyses.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province [2019YJ0495]; the Education Department of Sichuan Province [18ZA0266]; Mianyang Normal University [XYCCX201802]; the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students in Sichuan Province [S202010639170]; the Scientific Research Initiation Project of Mianyang Normal University [QD2019A13].