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Abstract
We report the nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the rapid racerunner, Eremias velox (Lacertidae), which is a circular molecule of 18,033 bp in size and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a partial control region (2627 bp). The A + T content of overall base composition of H-strand is 58.0% (T: 27.7%, C: 28.3%, A: 30.3%, G: 13.7%). Some short microsatellite-like repeat regions (polyA and polyT) are scattered in the control region. All the results provide powerful data for further study of the molecular systematics, species identification and conservation genetics in this species and its congenators.
Acknowledgements
We thank Dan-Na Yu for her help in the laboratory.
Declaration of interest
The work complied with the current laws on animal welfare and research in China, was supported by grants from the Jiangsu Provincial Foundation of Natural Science (BK2012849), Priority Academic Program Development (CXLX11_0885) of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, and Natural Science Foundation of China (31400341 and 31470471). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.