Complete mitochondrial genomes reveal the phylogenetic relationships of Duoma with eight representative sheep breeds and two ovis species

Mengsi Xu; Tianzeng Song; Peng Yang; Dawa Qiongda; Mengjun Liu; Chilie Baisang; Ciren Pubu; Ciren Wangmu; Zha Xi; Danzeng Nima; Ping Zhou

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2189495

Complete mitochondrial genomes reveal the phylogenetic relationships of Duoma with eight representative sheep breeds and two ovis species

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Apr 20;8(4):518-521. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2189495. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Mengsi Xu¹, Tianzeng Song², Peng Yang¹, Dawa Qiongda³, Mengjun Liu², Chilie Baisang³, Ciren Pubu⁴, Ciren Wangmu⁴, Zha Xi⁴, Danzeng Nima⁴, Ping Zhou¹

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Sheep Genetic Improvement and Healthy Production, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi, China.
² Institute of Animal Science, Tibet Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa, China.
³ The Service Station of Agricultural and Animal, Husbandry Technical of Zhongba County, Zhongba, China.
⁴ The Service Station of Agricultural and Animal, Husbandry Technical of Gongjue County, Gongjue, China.

Abstract

The Ovis aries Duoma breed is one of the most important alpine grassland-type sheep breeds in China. In this current study, we first reported the complete mitochondrial genome of Duoma sheep. Mitochondrial genome is 16,618 bp in length and exhibits the same typical structure as the other published sheep breeds. The genome contains 37 genes (22 tRNA, two rRNA, and 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs)) and a control region (D-loop region). Phylogenetic analysis shows that the Duoma sheep breed is closer to Ganjia sheep. Our findings will help the further evolution and conservation studies of Duoma sheep.

Keywords: Duoma sheep; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by grants from the Regional Innovation Guidance Plan of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps [No. 2021BB017] and the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Nos. 31760662 and 31860298].