Mitochondrial genome sequences of the striped field mice Apodemus agrarius coreae and Apodemus agrarius chejuensis

Abstract

We determined the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome sequences of the striped field mice Apodemus agrarius coreae and Apodemus agrarius chejuensis. The mt genomes of A. a. coreae and A. a. chejuensis are 16,260 and 16,261 base pairs in length, respectively. The general features of the 13 protein-coding genes of the two species are similar to those of other rodents. The TAG termination codon for NADH dehydrogenase subunit (ND) 3 is unique to Apodemus in the Muroidea. The L-strand replication origin has the potential to form a stable stem–loop structure. Within the control region, a termination-associated sequence and several conserved sequence blocks were observed. The diversity of the 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, and 1 control region between the two species ranged between 0.005 (ATP8) and 0.027 (ND4L).

Keywords::

• Muroidea
• diversity
• protein-coding genes

Declaration of interest: This research was supported by research grants from Jeju National University and grant no. 052-082-073 from the Korean Ministry of the Environment for the Eco-Technopia 21 Project. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.