Mitochondrial genome of the Korean musk deer Moschus moschiferus (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Moschidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Korean musk deer Moschus moschiferus, which is an endangered species in Korea. The circle genome (16,351 bp in size) consists of 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region (CR), as found in other metazoan animals. The CR was located between the tRNA^Pro and tRNA^Phe genes and is 923 bp in length. The typical conserved domains such as ETAS1 and 2, CSB1 and 2, and TAS were identified in the CR of M. moschiferus.

Keywords::

• Korean musk deer
• complete mitochondrial genome
• Moschus moschiferus

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife (http://www.cgrb.org) for providing the tissue sample of M. moschiferus. They also appreciate anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.

Declaration of interest: The present work was supported by the grants ‘Origin of Biological Diversity of Korea: Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses of Major Korean Taxa’ and ‘The Genetic Evaluation of Important Biological Resources’ (No. 074-1800-1844-304), funded by the National Institute of Biological Resources of the Korean Government, awarded to UHW. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.