The complete mitochondrial genome of Meriones meridianus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) and its phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Meriones meridianus belongs to the genus Meriones in Gerbillinae. Total length of complete mitochondrial genome of M. meridianus is 16,376 bp and the heavy strand contains 32.8% A, 13.1% G, 25.3% C and 28.8% T. Sequences of protein-coding genes are 11,341 bp in length, accounting for 69.25%, approximately. Results of phylogenetic analysis shown that M. meridianus and Meriones unguiculatus were clustered in a single branch. This conclusion would be an important data for relevant studies about the genus Meriones, and mitochondrial genome would be an important supplement for the gene pool of Rodentia. It would play a pivotal role in researches about phylogeography and proteomics involving M. meridianus as well.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• Gerbillinae
• Meriones meridianus
• phylogenetic analysis

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to LM Zhao and QS Zhao, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, who helped in the sampling process.

Declaration of interest

The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 30870294, 31372179). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.